Shutouts : 1912 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1912 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Joe Wood 10 Boston Red Sox 1
Walter Johnson 7 Washington Senators 2
Ed Walsh 6 Chicago White Sox 3
Eddie Plank 5 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Ray Collins 4 Boston Red Sox 5
Joe Benz 3 Chicago White Sox 6
Boardwalk Brown 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Ray Caldwell 3 New York Highlanders  
George Kahler 3 Cleveland Naps  
George Baumgardner 2 St. Louis Browns 10
Jean Dubuc 2 Detroit Tigers  
Bob Groom 2 Washington Senators  
Charley Hall 2 Boston Red Sox  
Frank Lange 2 Chicago White Sox  
George Mullin 2 Detroit Tigers  
Buck O'Brien 2 Boston Red Sox  
Carl Weilman 2 St. Louis Browns  
Mack Allison 1 St. Louis Browns 18
Jim Baskette 1 Cleveland Naps  
Chief Bender 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Fred Blanding 1 Cleveland Naps  
Curly Brown 1 St. Louis Browns  
Elmer Brown 1 St. Louis Browns  
Carl Cashion 1 Washington Senators  
Eddie Cicotte 1 Boston Red Sox  
Chicago White Sox  



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.

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.