Shutouts : 1917 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
 

1917 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Stan Coveleski 9 Cleveland Indians 1
Jim Bagby 8 Cleveland Indians 2
Walter Johnson 8 Washington Senators  
Eddie Cicotte 7 Chicago White Sox 4
Hooks Dauss 6 Detroit Tigers 5
Babe Ruth 6 Boston Red Sox  
Willie Mitchell 5 Detroit Tigers 7
Reb Russell 5 Chicago White Sox  
Joe Bush 4 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Howard Ehmke 4 Detroit Tigers  
Bob Groom 4 St. Louis Browns  
Harry Harper 4 Washington Senators  
Dutch Leonard 4 Boston Red Sox  
Doc Ayers 3 Washington Senators 14
Bernie Boland 3 Detroit Tigers  
Red Faber 3 Chicago White Sox  
Ray Fisher 3 New York Yankees  
Allen Sothoron 3 St. Louis Browns  
Joe Benz 2 Chicago White Sox 19
Nick Cullop 2 New York Yankees  
Dave Davenport 2 St. Louis Browns  
George Dumont 2 Washington Senators  
Bill James 2 Detroit Tigers  
Carl Mays 2 Boston Red Sox  
Elmer Myers 2 Philadelphia Athletics  



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

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.

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.