Shutouts : 1962 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
 

1962 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dick Donovan 5 Cleveland Indians 1
Jim Kaat 5 Minnesota Twins  
Camilo Pascual 5 Minnesota Twins  
Ken McBride 4 Los Angeles Angels 4
Bill Monbouquette 4 Boston Red Sox  
Bo Belinsky 3 Los Angeles Angels 6
Tom Cheney 3 Washington Senators  
Jim Perry 3 Cleveland Indians  
Ralph Terry 3 New York Yankees  
Early Wynn 3 Chicago White Sox  
Hank Aguirre 2 Detroit Tigers 11
Steve Barber 2 Baltimore Orioles  
Jim Bunning 2 Detroit Tigers  
John Buzhardt 2 Chicago White Sox  
Dean Chance 2 Los Angeles Angels  
Gene Conley 2 Boston Red Sox  
Ike Delock 2 Boston Red Sox  
Ray Herbert 2 Chicago White Sox  
Don Lee 2 Minnesota Twins  
Los Angeles Angels  
Claude Osteen 2 Washington Senators  
Ed Rakow 2 Kansas City Athletics  
Pedro Ramos 2 Cleveland Indians  
Don Rudolph 2 Cleveland Indians  
Washington Senators  
Bill Stafford 2 New York Yankees  
Dave Stenhouse 2 Washington Senators  



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?