Shutouts : 1936 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:

"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)
 

1936 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lefty Grove 6 Boston Red Sox 1
Tommy Bridges 5 Detroit Tigers 2
Johnny Allen 4 Cleveland Indians 3
Bobo Newsom 4 Washington Senators  
Schoolboy Rowe 4 Detroit Tigers  
Wes Ferrell 3 Boston Red Sox 6
Red Ruffing 3 New York Yankees  
Elden Auker 2 Detroit Tigers 8
Earl Caldwell 2 St. Louis Browns  
Jimmy DeShong 2 Washington Senators  
Pete Appleton 1 Washington Senators 11
George Blaeholder 1 Cleveland Indians  
Johnny Broaca 1 New York Yankees  
Lloyd Brown 1 Cleveland Indians  
Sugar Cain 1 St. Louis Browns  
Chicago White Sox  
Joe Cascarella 1 Boston Red Sox  
Washington Senators  
Bill Dietrich 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Washington Senators  
Chicago White Sox  
Bump Hadley 1 New York Yankees  
Harry Kelley 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Vern Kennedy 1 Chicago White Sox  
Ted Lyons 1 Chicago White Sox  
Johnny Marcum 1 Boston Red Sox  
Fritz Ostermueller 1 Boston Red Sox  
Monte Pearson 1 New York Yankees  
Gordon Rhodes 1 Philadelphia Athletics  



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.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?