Complete Games : 1912 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1912 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Larry Cheney 28 Chicago Cubs 1
Christy Mathewson 27 New York Giants 2
Grover Alexander 25 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Claude Hendrix 25 Pittsburgh Pirates  
George Suggs 25 Cincinnati Reds  
Art Fromme 23 Cincinnati Reds 6
Nap Rucker 23 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Rube Benton 22 Cincinnati Reds 8
Howie Camnitz 22 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Rube Marquard 22 New York Giants  
Otto Hess 21 Boston Braves 11
Hub Perdue 20 Boston Braves 12
Slim Sallee 20 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jeff Tesreau 19 New York Giants 14
Marty O'Toole 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Tom Seaton 16 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Bob Harmon 15 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Jimmy Lavender 15 Chicago Cubs  
Lew Richie 15 Chicago Cubs  
Lefty Tyler 15 Boston Braves  
Ad Brennan 13 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Buster Brown 12 Boston Braves 22
Pat Ragan 12 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Earl Yingling 12 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Babe Adams 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 25



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).

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.