Complete Games : 1929 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)
 

1929 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Red Lucas 28 Cincinnati Reds 1
Erv Brame 19 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Watty Clark 19 Brooklyn Robins  
Carl Hubbell 19 New York Giants  
Pat Malone 19 Chicago Cubs  
Charlie Root 19 Chicago Cubs  
Bob Smith 19 Boston Braves  
Guy Bush 18 Chicago Cubs 8
Burleigh Grimes 18 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dazzy Vance 17 Brooklyn Robins 10
Clarence Mitchell 16 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Socks Seibold 16 Boston Braves  
Larry Benton 14 New York Giants 13
Freddie Fitzsimmons 14 New York Giants  
Ray Kremer 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Claude Willoughby 14 Philadelphia Phillies  
Sheriff Blake 13 Chicago Cubs 17
Ed Brandt 13 Boston Braves  
Bill Walker 13 New York Giants  
Jesse Haines 12 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Syl Johnson 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jesse Petty 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Percy Jones 11 Boston Braves 23
Eppa Rixey 11 Cincinnati Reds  
Bill Sherdel 11 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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.

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).