Complete Games : 1956 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1956 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Robin Roberts 22 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Warren Spahn 20 Milwaukee Braves 2
Bob Friend 19 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Don Newcombe 18 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Lew Burdette 16 Milwaukee Braves 5
Johnny Antonelli 15 New York Giants 6
Curt Simmons 14 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Bob Buhl 13 Milwaukee Braves 8
Bob Rush 13 Chicago Cubs  
Murry Dickson 12 Philadelphia Phillies 10
St. Louis Cardinals  
Harvey Haddix 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Klippstein 11 Cincinnati Redlegs 12
Brooks Lawrence 11 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Vinegar Bend Mizell 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joe Nuxhall 10 Cincinnati Redlegs 15
Ron Kline 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Sal Maglie 9 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Roger Craig 8 Brooklyn Dodgers 18
Carl Erskine 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Art Fowler 8 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Sam Jones 8 Chicago Cubs  
Tom Poholsky 7 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Herm Wehmeier 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Ray Crone 6 Milwaukee Braves 24
Vern Law 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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.

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).

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.