Complete Games : 1941 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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1941 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bucky Walters 27 Cincinnati Reds 1
Whit Wyatt 23 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Claude Passeau 20 Chicago Cubs 3
Jim Tobin 20 Boston Braves  
Max Butcher 19 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Kirby Higbe 19 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Rip Sewell 18 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Johnny Vander Meer 18 Cincinnati Reds  
Paul Derringer 17 Cincinnati Reds 9
Elmer Riddle 15 Cincinnati Reds 10
Ken Heintzelman 13 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Mort Cooper 12 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Bill Lee 12 Chicago Cubs  
Hal Schumacher 12 New York Giants  
Lon Warneke 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ernie White 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Carl Hubbell 11 New York Giants 17
Manny Salvo 11 Boston Braves  
Curt Davis 10 Brooklyn Dodgers 19
Vern Olsen 10 Chicago Cubs  
Harry Gumbert 9 New York Giants 21
St. Louis Cardinals  
Al Javery 9 Boston Braves  
Johnny Lanning 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cliff Melton 9 New York Giants  
Bob Carpenter 8 New York Giants 25



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?

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.

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