Shutouts : 1940 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1940 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Feller 4 Cleveland Indians 1
Ted Lyons 4 Chicago White Sox  
Al Milnar 4 Cleveland Indians  
Johnny Allen 3 Cleveland Indians 4
Tiny Bonham 3 New York Yankees  
Sid Hudson 3 Washington Senators  
Bobo Newsom 3 Detroit Tigers  
Red Ruffing 3 New York Yankees  
Elden Auker 2 St. Louis Browns 9
Bill Beckmann 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Tommy Bridges 2 Detroit Tigers  
Johnny Gorsica 2 Detroit Tigers  
Jack Knott 2 Chicago White Sox  
Dutch Leonard 2 Washington Senators  
Johnny Rigney 2 Chicago White Sox  
Johnny Babich 1 Philadelphia Athletics 16
Jim Bagby 1 Boston Red Sox  
Spud Chandler 1 New York Yankees  
Ken Chase 1 Washington Senators  
Chubby Dean 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bill Dietrich 1 Chicago White Sox  
Joe Dobson 1 Cleveland Indians  
Atley Donald 1 New York Yankees  
Floyd Giebell 1 Detroit Tigers  
Lefty Grove 1 Boston Red Sox  



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

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.