Shutouts : 1961 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1961 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Steve Barber 8 Baltimore Orioles 1
Camilo Pascual 8 Minnesota Twins  
Jim Bunning 4 Detroit Tigers 3
Frank Lary 4 Detroit Tigers  
Milt Pappas 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Hal Brown 3 Baltimore Orioles 6
Whitey Ford 3 New York Yankees  
Mudcat Grant 3 Cleveland Indians  
Pedro Ramos 3 Minnesota Twins  
Bill Stafford 3 New York Yankees  
Jim Archer 2 Kansas City Athletics 11
Norm Bass 2 Kansas City Athletics  
Gary Bell 2 Cleveland Indians  
Pete Burnside 2 Washington Senators  
Gene Conley 2 Boston Red Sox  
Dick Donovan 2 Washington Senators  
Dick Hall 2 Baltimore Orioles  
Jack Kralick 2 Minnesota Twins  
Barry Latman 2 Cleveland Indians  
Joe McClain 2 Washington Senators  
Don Schwall 2 Boston Red Sox  
Rollie Sheldon 2 New York Yankees  
Ralph Terry 2 New York Yankees  
Frank Baumann 1 Chicago White Sox 24
Ted Bowsfield 1 Los Angeles Angels  



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.

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).