Shutouts : 1946 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)
 

1946 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Feller 10 Cleveland Indians 1
Spud Chandler 6 New York Yankees 2
Dave Ferriss 6 Boston Red Sox  
Tex Hughson 6 Boston Red Sox  
Hal Newhouser 6 Detroit Tigers  
Dizzy Trout 5 Detroit Tigers 6
Jesse Flores 4 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Bill Bevens 3 New York Yankees 8
Fred Hutchinson 3 Detroit Tigers  
Jack Kramer 3 St. Louis Browns  
Bobo Newsom 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Washington Senators  
Allie Reynolds 3 Cleveland Indians  
Tiny Bonham 2 New York Yankees 13
Denny Galehouse 2 St. Louis Browns  
Al Gettel 2 New York Yankees  
Steve Gromek 2 Cleveland Indians  
Mickey Haefner 2 Washington Senators  
Dutch Leonard 2 Washington Senators  
Ed Lopat 2 Chicago White Sox  
Frank Papish 2 Chicago White Sox  
Johnny Rigney 2 Chicago White Sox  
Red Ruffing 2 New York Yankees  
Fred Sanford 2 St. Louis Browns  
Virgil Trucks 2 Detroit Tigers  
Sam Zoldak 2 St. Louis Browns  



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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?

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.