Complete Games : 1909 National 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1909 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mordecai Brown 32 Chicago Cubs 1
George Bell 29 Brooklyn Superbas 2
Nap Rucker 28 Brooklyn Superbas 3
Christy Mathewson 26 New York Giants 4
Al Mattern 24 Boston Doves 5
Earl Moore 24 Philadelphia Phillies  
Vic Willis 24 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Orval Overall 23 Chicago Cubs 8
Ed Reulbach 23 Chicago Cubs  
Art Fromme 22 Cincinnati Reds 10
Hooks Wiltse 22 New York Giants  
Johnny Lush 21 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Red Ames 20 New York Giants 13
Howie Camnitz 20 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Harry McIntire 20 Brooklyn Superbas  
George Ferguson 19 Boston Doves 16
Harry Gaspar 19 Cincinnati Reds  
Lew Moren 19 Philadelphia Phillies  
Fred Beebe 18 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Bugs Raymond 18 New York Giants  
Nick Maddox 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
George McQuillan 16 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Bob Ewing 14 Cincinnati Reds 23
Jack Rowan 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Kaiser Wilhelm 14 Brooklyn Superbas  



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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.