Shutouts : 1967 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
 

1967 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Steve Hargan 6 Cleveland Indians 1
Joe Horlen 6 Chicago White Sox  
Tommy John 6 Chicago White Sox  
Mickey Lolich 6 Detroit Tigers  
Jim McGlothlin 6 California Angels  
Dean Chance 5 Minnesota Twins 6
Catfish Hunter 5 Kansas City Athletics  
Joe Sparma 5 Detroit Tigers  
Frank Bertaina 4 Baltimore Orioles 9
Washington Senators  
Al Downing 4 New York Yankees  
Jim Merritt 4 Minnesota Twins  
Tom Phoebus 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Mel Stottlemyre 4 New York Yankees  
Dave Boswell 3 Minnesota Twins 14
Denny McLain 3 Detroit Tigers  
Gary Peters 3 Chicago White Sox  
Steve Barber 2 Baltimore Orioles 17
New York Yankees  
George Brunet 2 California Angels  
Jim Hardin 2 Baltimore Orioles  
John Hiller 2 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Kaat 2 Minnesota Twins  
Jim Lonborg 2 Boston Red Sox  
Jim Nash 2 Kansas City Athletics  
John O'Donoghue 2 Cleveland Indians  
Phil Ortega 2 Washington Senators  



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.

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 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?