Complete Games : 1934 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1934 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Carl Hubbell 25 New York Giants 1
Dizzy Dean 24 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Lon Warneke 23 Chicago Cubs 3
Van Mungo 22 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Ed Brandt 20 Boston Braves 5
Curt Davis 18 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Paul Derringer 18 Cincinnati Reds  
Hal Schumacher 18 New York Giants  
Tex Carleton 16 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Paul Dean 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Larry French 16 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Lee 16 Chicago Cubs  
Guy Bush 15 Chicago Cubs 13
Phil Collins 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ray Benge 14 Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Freddie Fitzsimmons 14 New York Giants  
Fred Frankhouse 13 Boston Braves 17
Bill Swift 13 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Benny Frey 12 Cincinnati Reds 19
Red Lucas 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ralph Birkofer 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Dutch Leonard 11 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Huck Betts 10 Boston Braves 23
Bill Hallahan 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Walker 10 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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?