Complete Games : 1989 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1989 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bret Saberhagen 12 Kansas City Royals 1
Jack Morris 10 Detroit Tigers 2
Chuck Finley 9 California Angels 3
Bert Blyleven 8 California Angels 4
Chris Bosio 8 Milwaukee Brewers  
Roger Clemens 8 Boston Red Sox  
Mark Gubicza 8 Kansas City Royals  
Dave Stewart 8 Oakland Athletics  
Kevin Brown 7 Texas Rangers 9
John Farrell 7 Cleveland Indians  
Frank Viola 7 Minnesota Twins  
Bud Black 6 Cleveland Indians 12
Brian Holman 6 Seattle Mariners  
Kirk McCaskill 6 California Angels  
Mike Moore 6 Oakland Athletics  
Nolan Ryan 6 Texas Rangers  
Frank Tanana 6 Detroit Tigers  
Doyle Alexander 5 Detroit Tigers 18
Andy Hawkins 5 New York Yankees  
Charlie Hough 5 Texas Rangers  
Jimmy Key 5 Toronto Blue Jays  
Greg Swindell 5 Cleveland Indians  
Bobby Witt 5 Texas Rangers  
Mike Witt 5 California Angels  
Jim Abbott 4 California Angels 25



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.

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.

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.