Top 25 Complete Games in 1980 in the American League

Complete Games : 1980 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1980 Complete Games Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Complete Games Team Rank

Rick Langford 28 Oakland Athletics 1

Mike Norris 24 Oakland Athletics 2

Matt Keough 20 Oakland Athletics 3

Larry Gura 16 Kansas City Royals 4

Tommy John 16 New York Yankees

Jim Clancy 15 Toronto Blue Jays 6

Moose Haas 14 Milwaukee Brewers 7

Dave Stieb 14 Toronto Blue Jays

Milt Wilcox 13 Detroit Tigers 9

Geoff Zahn 13 Minnesota Twins

Mike Flanagan 12 Baltimore Orioles 11

Fergie Jenkins 12 Texas Rangers

Scott McGregor 12 Baltimore Orioles

Britt Burns 11 Chicago White Sox 14

Mike Caldwell 11 Milwaukee Brewers

Steve McCatty 11 Oakland Athletics

Jack Morris 11 Detroit Tigers

Brian Kingman 10 Oakland Athletics 18

Rick Honeycutt 9 Seattle Mariners 19

Dennis Leonard 9 Kansas City Royals

Dan Schatzeder 9 Detroit Tigers

Steve Stone 9 Baltimore Orioles

Rick Waits 9 Cleveland Indians

Floyd Bannister 8 Seattle Mariners 24

Len Barker 8 Cleveland Indians

Name Complete Games Team Rank

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox � including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

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