Complete Games : 1944 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)
 

1944 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim Tobin 28 Boston Braves 1
Bucky Walters 27 Cincinnati Reds 2
Bill Voiselle 25 New York Giants 3
Rip Sewell 24 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Mort Cooper 22 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Claude Passeau 18 Chicago Cubs 6
Ken Raffensberger 18 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ed Heusser 17 Cincinnati Reds 8
Fritz Ostermueller 17 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Nate Andrews 16 Boston Braves 10
Max Lanier 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ted Wilks 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Harry Gumbert 14 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Cincinnati Reds  
Hank Wyse 14 Chicago Cubs  
Harry Brecheen 13 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Max Butcher 13 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Charley Schanz 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Curt Davis 12 Brooklyn Dodgers 18
Clyde Shoun 12 Cincinnati Reds  
Dick Barrett 11 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Red Barrett 11 Boston Braves  
Al Javery 11 Boston Braves  
Bill Lee 11 Philadelphia Phillies  
Nick Strincevich 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Al Gerheauser 10 Philadelphia Phillies 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?

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

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.