Complete Games : 1966 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1966 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Sandy Koufax 27 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Juan Marichal 25 San Francisco Giants 2
Bob Gibson 20 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Chris Short 19 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Jim Bunning 16 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Gaylord Perry 13 San Francisco Giants 6
Larry Jackson 12 Chicago Cubs 7
Philadelphia Phillies  
Bob Veale 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tony Cloninger 11 Atlanta Braves 9
Mike Cuellar 11 Houston Astros  
Don Drysdale 11 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Al Jackson 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ken Johnson 11 Atlanta Braves  
Bobby Bolin 10 San Francisco Giants 14
Jack Fisher 10 New York Mets  
Denny Lemaster 10 Atlanta Braves  
Jim Maloney 10 Cincinnati Reds  
Dennis Ribant 10 New York Mets  
Dick Ellsworth 9 Chicago Cubs 19
Woodie Fryman 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dave Giusti 9 Houston Astros  
Ken Holtzman 9 Chicago Cubs  
Larry Dierker 8 Houston Astros 23
Vern Law 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Claude Osteen 8 Los Angeles Dodgers  



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?

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.

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.