Shutouts : 1999 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1999 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Scott Erickson 3 Baltimore Orioles 1
Eric Milton 2 Minnesota Twins 2
Brian Moehler 2 Detroit Tigers  
Aaron Sele 2 Texas Rangers  
Bobby Witt 2 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  
Chris Carpenter 1 Toronto Blue Jays 6
Roger Clemens 1 New York Yankees  
Bartolo Colon 1 Cleveland Indians  
David Cone 1 New York Yankees  
Freddy Garcia 1 Seattle Mariners  
Juan Guzman 1 Baltimore Orioles  
John Halama 1 Seattle Mariners  
Roy Halladay 1 Toronto Blue Jays  
Orlando Hernandez 1 New York Yankees  
Hideki Irabu 1 New York Yankees  
Pedro Martinez 1 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Mays 1 Minnesota Twins  
Mike Sirotka 1 Chicago White Sox  
Jeff Suppan 1 Kansas City Royals  
David Wells 1 Toronto Blue Jays  
Jay Witasick 1 Kansas City Royals  



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

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.