Shutouts : 1957 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1957 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jim Wilson 5 Chicago White Sox 1
Billy Pierce 4 Chicago White Sox 2
Bob Turley 4 New York Yankees  
Connie Johnson 3 Baltimore Orioles 4
Billy Loes 3 Baltimore Orioles  
Frank Sullivan 3 Boston Red Sox  
Tom Brewer 2 Boston Red Sox 7
Hal Brown 2 Baltimore Orioles  
Dick Donovan 2 Chicago White Sox  
Mike Fornieles 2 Baltimore Orioles  
Boston Red Sox  
Bob Keegan 2 Chicago White Sox  
Frank Lary 2 Detroit Tigers  
Duke Maas 2 Detroit Tigers  
Camilo Pascual 2 Washington Senators  
Chuck Stobbs 2 Washington Senators  
Tom Sturdivant 2 New York Yankees  
Ralph Terry 2 New York Yankees  
Kansas City Athletics  
Jim Bunning 1 Detroit Tigers 18
Rip Coleman 1 Kansas City Athletics  
Bill Fischer 1 Chicago White Sox  
Paul Foytack 1 Detroit Tigers  
Mike Garcia 1 Cleveland Indians  
Ned Garver 1 Kansas City Athletics  
Tom Gorman 1 Kansas City Athletics  
Johnny Gray 1 Cleveland Indians  



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.

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?