Shutouts : 1986 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
 

1986 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jack Morris 6 Detroit Tigers 1
Teddy Higuera 4 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Bruce Hurst 4 Boston Red Sox  
Bert Blyleven 3 Minnesota Twins 4
Tom Candiotti 3 Cleveland Indians  
Jim Clancy 3 Toronto Blue Jays  
Juan Nieves 3 Milwaukee Brewers  
Mike Witt 3 California Angels  
Neil Allen 2 Chicago White Sox 9
Ed Correa 2 Texas Rangers  
Mark Gubicza 2 Kansas City Royals  
Charlie Hough 2 Texas Rangers  
Jimmy Key 2 Toronto Blue Jays  
Tim Leary 2 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dennis Leonard 2 Kansas City Royals  
Kirk McCaskill 2 California Angels  
Scott McGregor 2 Baltimore Orioles  
Scott Nielsen 2 New York Yankees  
Bret Saberhagen 2 Kansas City Royals  
Walt Terrell 2 Detroit Tigers  
Curt Young 2 Oakland Athletics  
Joaquin Andujar 1 Oakland Athletics 22
Floyd Bannister 1 Chicago White Sox  
John Butcher 1 Minnesota Twins  
Cleveland Indians  
John Candelaria 1 California Angels  



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.

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