Shutouts : 1953 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1953 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Porterfield 9 Washington Senators 1
Billy Pierce 7 Chicago White Sox 2
Bob Lemon 5 Cleveland Indians 3
Mel Parnell 5 Boston Red Sox  
Virgil Trucks 5 St. Louis Browns  
Chicago White Sox  
Walt Masterson 4 Washington Senators 6
Mickey McDermott 4 Boston Red Sox  
Vic Raschi 4 New York Yankees  
Whitey Ford 3 New York Yankees 9
Mike Garcia 3 Cleveland Indians  
Ed Lopat 3 New York Yankees  
Harry Byrd 2 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Art Houtteman 2 Detroit Tigers  
Cleveland Indians  
Bob Keegan 2 Chicago White Sox  
Alex Kellner 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bob Kuzava 2 New York Yankees  
Don Larsen 2 St. Louis Browns  
Connie Marrero 2 Washington Senators  
Jim McDonald 2 New York Yankees  
Charlie Bishop 1 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Hal Brown 1 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Coleman 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Sandy Consuegra 1 Washington Senators  
Chicago White Sox  
Joe Dobson 1 Chicago White Sox  
Bob Feller 1 Cleveland Indians  



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).

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.