Shutouts : 1938 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1938 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lefty Gomez 4 New York Yankees 1
Dutch Leonard 3 Washington Senators 2
Red Ruffing 3 New York Yankees  
Jack Wilson 3 Boston Red Sox  
George Caster 2 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Spud Chandler 2 New York Yankees  
Bob Feller 2 Cleveland Indians  
Mel Harder 2 Cleveland Indians  
Harry Kelley 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Washington Senators  
John Whitehead 2 Chicago White Sox  
Elden Auker 1 Detroit Tigers 11
Jim Bagby 1 Boston Red Sox  
Emerson Dickman 1 Boston Red Sox  
Denny Galehouse 1 Cleveland Indians  
George Gill 1 Detroit Tigers  
Lefty Grove 1 Boston Red Sox  
Bump Hadley 1 New York Yankees  
Bill Harris 1 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Heving 1 Cleveland Indians  
Boston Red Sox  
Joe Krakauskas 1 Washington Senators  
Thornton Lee 1 Chicago White Sox  
Ted Lyons 1 Chicago White Sox  
Lefty Mills 1 St. Louis Browns  
Fritz Ostermueller 1 Boston Red Sox  
Monte Pearson 1 New York Yankees  



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.

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.