Complete Games : 1942 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)
 

1942 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim Tobin 28 Boston Braves 1
Claude Passeau 24 Chicago Cubs 2
Mort Cooper 22 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Johnny Vander Meer 21 Cincinnati Reds 4
Bucky Walters 21 Cincinnati Reds  
Tommy Hughes 19 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Al Javery 19 Boston Braves  
Bill Lee 18 Chicago Cubs 8
Rip Sewell 18 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ray Starr 17 Cincinnati Reds 10
Whit Wyatt 16 Brooklyn Dodgers 11
Johnny Beazley 13 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Curt Davis 13 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Paul Derringer 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Kirby Higbe 13 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Lon Warneke 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Chicago Cubs  
Bob Carpenter 12 New York Giants 17
Bill Lohrman 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
New York Giants  
Cliff Melton 12 New York Giants  
Hal Schumacher 12 New York Giants  
Carl Hubbell 11 New York Giants 21
Si Johnson 10 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Rube Melton 10 Philadelphia Phillies  
Hi Bithorn 9 Chicago Cubs 24
Max Butcher 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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?

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.

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).