Shutouts : 1959 American League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1959 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Camilo Pascual 6 Washington Senators 1
Early Wynn 5 Chicago White Sox 2
Milt Pappas 4 Baltimore Orioles 3
Tom Brewer 3 Boston Red Sox 4
Jerry Casale 3 Boston Red Sox  
Frank Lary 3 Detroit Tigers  
Don Mossi 3 Detroit Tigers  
Bob Shaw 3 Chicago White Sox  
Bob Turley 3 New York Yankees  
Hoyt Wilhelm 3 Baltimore Orioles  
Tex Clevenger 2 Washington Senators 11
Bud Daley 2 Kansas City Athletics  
Whitey Ford 2 New York Yankees  
Paul Foytack 2 Detroit Tigers  
Ned Garver 2 Kansas City Athletics  
Ray Herbert 2 Kansas City Athletics  
Barry Latman 2 Chicago White Sox  
Billy O'Dell 2 Baltimore Orioles  
Jim Perry 2 Cleveland Indians  
Billy Pierce 2 Chicago White Sox  
Bobby Shantz 2 New York Yankees  
Frank Sullivan 2 Boston Red Sox  
Jerry Walker 2 Baltimore Orioles  
Gary Bell 1 Cleveland Indians 24
Jim Bunning 1 Detroit Tigers  



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).

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.