Complete Games : 1955 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
 

1955 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Robin Roberts 26 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Don Newcombe 17 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Warren Spahn 16 Milwaukee Braves 3
Johnny Antonelli 14 New York Giants 4
Joe Nuxhall 14 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Bob Rush 14 Chicago Cubs  
Warren Hacker 13 Chicago Cubs 7
Murry Dickson 12 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Sam Jones 12 Chicago Cubs  
Bob Buhl 11 Milwaukee Braves 10
Lew Burdette 11 Milwaukee Braves  
Jim Hearn 11 New York Giants  
Gene Conley 10 Milwaukee Braves 13
Herm Wehmeier 10 Philadelphia Phillies  
Luis Arroyo 9 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Bob Friend 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ruben Gomez 9 New York Giants  
Harvey Haddix 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Art Fowler 8 Cincinnati Redlegs 19
Vern Law 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tom Poholsky 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Willard Schmidt 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Carl Erskine 7 Brooklyn Dodgers 23
Paul Minner 7 Chicago Cubs  
Ray Crone 6 Milwaukee Braves 25



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.

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?

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).