Shutouts : 1908 American 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)
 

1908 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ed Walsh 11 Chicago White Sox 1
Addie Joss 9 Cleveland Naps 2
Bill Donovan 6 Detroit Tigers 3
Walter Johnson 6 Washington Senators  
Rube Vickers 6 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jimmy Dygert 5 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Jack Powell 5 St. Louis Browns  
Ed Summers 5 Detroit Tigers  
Rube Waddell 5 St. Louis Browns  
Doc White 5 Chicago White Sox  
Charlie Chech 4 Cleveland Naps 11
Jack Coombs 4 Philadelphia Athletics  
Eddie Plank 4 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jack Chesbro 3 New York Highlanders 14
Tom Hughes 3 Washington Senators  
Glenn Liebhardt 3 Cleveland Naps  
Frank Smith 3 Chicago White Sox  
Cy Young 3 Boston Red Sox  
Chief Bender 2 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Bill Burns 2 Washington Senators  
Eddie Cicotte 2 Boston Red Sox  
Harry Howell 2 St. Louis Browns  
Joe Lake 2 New York Highlanders  
Rube Manning 2 New York Highlanders  
Cy Morgan 2 Boston Red Sox  



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).

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