Shutouts : 1948 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)
 

1948 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Lemon 10 Cleveland Indians 1
Gene Bearden 6 Cleveland Indians 2
Vic Raschi 6 New York Yankees  
Joe Dobson 5 Boston Red Sox 4
Joe Coleman 3 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Cliff Fannin 3 St. Louis Browns  
Ed Lopat 3 New York Yankees  
Spec Shea 3 New York Yankees  
Bob Feller 2 Cleveland Indians 9
Dick Fowler 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jack Kramer 2 Boston Red Sox  
Walt Masterson 2 Washington Senators  
Hal Newhouser 2 Detroit Tigers  
Satchel Paige 2 Cleveland Indians  
Dizzy Trout 2 Detroit Tigers  
Tommy Byrne 1 New York Yankees 16
Denny Galehouse 1 Boston Red Sox  
Ted Gray 1 Detroit Tigers  
Steve Gromek 1 Cleveland Indians  
Randy Gumpert 1 New York Yankees  
Chicago White Sox  
Mickey Harris 1 Boston Red Sox  
Ellis Kinder 1 Boston Red Sox  
Phil Marchildon 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bob Muncrief 1 Cleveland Indians  
Mel Parnell 1 Boston Red 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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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).