Complete Games : 1948 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1948 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Johnny Sain 28 Boston Braves 1
Harry Brecheen 21 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Johnny Schmitz 18 Chicago Cubs 3
Dutch Leonard 16 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Warren Spahn 16 Boston Braves  
Bob Chesnes 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Larry Jansen 15 New York Giants  
Johnny Vander Meer 14 Cincinnati Reds 8
Rex Barney 12 Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Elmer Riddle 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ralph Branca 11 Brooklyn Dodgers 11
Murry Dickson 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joe Hatten 11 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Howie Pollet 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Vern Bickford 10 Boston Braves 15
Fritz Ostermueller 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Vic Lombardi 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Robin Roberts 9 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Voiselle 9 Boston Braves  
Blix Donnelly 8 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Sheldon Jones 8 New York Giants  
Russ Meyer 8 Chicago Cubs  
Preacher Roe 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Schoolboy Rowe 8 Philadelphia Phillies  
Tiny Bonham 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 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.