Shutouts : 1969 American League Top 25

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1969 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League
Denny McLain 9 Detroit Tigers 1
Jim Palmer 6 Baltimore Orioles 2
Mike Cuellar 5 Baltimore Orioles 3
Bill Butler 4 Kansas City Royals 4
Joe Coleman 4 Washington Senators  
Mike Kilkenny 4 Detroit Tigers  
Sam McDowell 4 Cleveland Indians  
Dave McNally 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Fritz Peterson 4 New York Yankees  
Catfish Hunter 3 Oakland Athletics 10
Blue Moon Odom 3 Oakland Athletics  
Jim Perry 3 Minnesota Twins  
Gary Peters 3 Chicago White Sox  
Mel Stottlemyre 3 New York Yankees  
Stan Bahnsen 2 New York Yankees 15
Dick Bosman 2 Washington Senators  
George Brunet 2 California Angels  
Seattle Pilots  
Ray Culp 2 Boston Red Sox  
Dick Drago 2 Kansas City Royals  
Tom Hall 2 Minnesota Twins  
Joe Horlen 2 Chicago White Sox  
Tommy John 2 Chicago White Sox  
Lew Krausse 2 Oakland Athletics  
Andy Messersmith 2 California Angels  
Tom Phoebus 2 Baltimore Orioles  



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

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.

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).
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