Top 25 Complete Games in 1988 in the American League

Complete Games : 1988 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)

1988 Complete Games Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Complete Games Team Rank

Roger Clemens 14 Boston Red Sox 1

Dave Stewart 14 Oakland Athletics

Bobby Witt 13 Texas Rangers 3

Greg Swindell 12 Cleveland Indians 4

Mike Witt 12 California Angels

Tom Candiotti 11 Cleveland Indians 6

Walt Terrell 11 Detroit Tigers

Charlie Hough 10 Texas Rangers 8

Jack Morris 10 Detroit Tigers

Chris Bosio 9 Milwaukee Brewers 10

Mark Langston 9 Seattle Mariners

Mike Moore 9 Seattle Mariners

Bret Saberhagen 9 Kansas City Royals

Mark Gubicza 8 Kansas City Royals 14

Teddy Higuera 8 Milwaukee Brewers

Dave Stieb 8 Toronto Blue Jays

Bert Blyleven 7 Minnesota Twins 17

Bruce Hurst 7 Boston Red Sox

Charlie Leibrandt 7 Kansas City Royals

Frank Viola 7 Minnesota Twins

Don August 6 Milwaukee Brewers 21

Jeff Ballard 6 Baltimore Orioles

John Candelaria 6 New York Yankees

Jose Guzman 6 Texas Rangers

Jeff Robinson 6 Detroit Tigers

Name Complete Games Team Rank

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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.

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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