Shutouts : 1942 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:

"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)
 

1942 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Tiny Bonham 6 New York Yankees 1
Jim Bagby 4 Cleveland Indians 2
Hank Borowy 4 New York Yankees  
Mel Harder 4 Cleveland Indians  
Tex Hughson 4 Boston Red Sox  
Walt Masterson 4 Washington Senators  
Red Ruffing 4 New York Yankees  
Hal White 4 Detroit Tigers  
Spud Chandler 3 New York Yankees 9
Joe Dobson 3 Boston Red Sox  
Denny Galehouse 3 St. Louis Browns  
Johnny Niggeling 3 St. Louis Browns  
Elden Auker 2 St. Louis Browns 13
Tommy Bridges 2 Detroit Tigers  
Bill Butland 2 Boston Red Sox  
Johnny Humphries 2 Chicago White Sox  
Al Milnar 2 Cleveland Indians  
Bobo Newsom 2 Washington Senators  
Buck Ross 2 Chicago White Sox  
Eddie Smith 2 Chicago White Sox  
Virgil Trucks 2 Detroit Tigers  
Charlie Wagner 2 Boston Red Sox  
Roger Wolff 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Al Benton 1 Detroit Tigers 24
Alex Carrasquel 1 Washington Senators  



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

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).