Top 25 Shutouts in 1974 in the American League

Shutouts : 1974 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1974 Shutouts Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Shutouts Team Rank

Luis Tiant 7 Boston Red Sox 1

Catfish Hunter 6 Oakland Athletics 2

Fergie Jenkins 6 Texas Rangers

Jim Bibby 5 Texas Rangers 4

Mike Cuellar 5 Baltimore Orioles

Al Fitzmorris 4 Kansas City Royals 6

Ross Grimsley 4 Baltimore Orioles

Dave McNally 4 Baltimore Orioles

Doc Medich 4 New York Yankees

Gaylord Perry 4 Cleveland Indians

Frank Tanana 4 California Angels

Bert Blyleven 3 Minnesota Twins 12

Steve Busby 3 Kansas City Royals

Ken Holtzman 3 Oakland Athletics

Jim Kaat 3 Chicago White Sox

Mickey Lolich 3 Detroit Tigers

Jim Perry 3 Cleveland Indians

Nolan Ryan 3 California Angels

Jim Slaton 3 Milwaukee Brewers

Jackie Brown 2 Texas Rangers 20

Joe Coleman 2 Detroit Tigers

Bruce Dal Canton 2 Kansas City Royals

Pat Dobson 2 New York Yankees

Larry Gura 2 New York Yankees

Steve Hargan 2 Texas Rangers

Name Shutouts Team Rank

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.

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.

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