Complete Games : 1924 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:

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1924 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Burleigh Grimes 30 Brooklyn Robins 1
Dazzy Vance 30 Brooklyn Robins  
Wilbur Cooper 25 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Jesse Barnes 21 Boston Braves 4
Vic Aldridge 20 Chicago Cubs 5
Ray Kremer 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Pete Donohue 16 Cincinnati Reds 7
Jesse Haines 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tony Kaufmann 16 Chicago Cubs  
Jimmy Ring 16 Philadelphia Phillies  
Allen Sothoron 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Virgil Barnes 15 New York Giants 12
Vic Keen 15 Chicago Cubs  
Carl Mays 15 Cincinnati Reds  
Lee Meadows 15 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Eppa Rixey 15 Cincinnati Reds  
Hugh McQuillan 14 New York Giants 17
Emil Yde 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jack Bentley 13 New York Giants 19
Elmer Jacobs 13 Chicago Cubs  
Dolf Luque 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Dutch Ruether 13 Brooklyn Robins  
Johnny Stuart 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Grover Alexander 12 Chicago Cubs 24
Hal Carlson 12 Philadelphia Phillies  



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?

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

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.