Shutouts : 1982 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1982 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dave Stieb 5 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Ken Forsch 4 California Angels 2
Geoff Zahn 4 California Angels  
Floyd Bannister 3 Seattle Mariners 4
Mike Caldwell 3 Milwaukee Brewers  
Jim Clancy 3 Toronto Blue Jays  
Dennis Eckersley 3 Boston Red Sox  
Larry Gura 3 Kansas City Royals  
Jack Morris 3 Detroit Tigers  
Chuck Rainey 3 Boston Red Sox  
Vida Blue 2 Kansas City Royals 11
Charlie Hough 2 Texas Rangers  
La Marr Hoyt 2 Chicago White Sox  
Tommy John 2 New York Yankees  
California Angels  
Matt Keough 2 Oakland Athletics  
Dennis Lamp 2 Chicago White Sox  
Rick Langford 2 Oakland Athletics  
Dennis Martinez 2 Baltimore Orioles  
Jim Palmer 2 Baltimore Orioles  
Len Barker 1 Cleveland Indians 20
Jim Beattie 1 Seattle Mariners  
Britt Burns 1 Chicago White Sox  
Bobby Castillo 1 Minnesota Twins  
Bryan Clark 1 Seattle Mariners  
Brian Denman 1 Boston Red Sox  



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.

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.