Shutouts : 1964 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
 

1964 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dean Chance 11 Los Angeles Angels 1
Whitey Ford 8 New York Yankees 2
Milt Pappas 7 Baltimore Orioles 3
Mickey Lolich 6 Detroit Tigers 4
Bill Monbouquette 5 Boston Red Sox 5
Jim Bouton 4 New York Yankees 6
Juan Pizarro 4 Chicago White Sox  
Robin Roberts 4 Baltimore Orioles  
John Buzhardt 3 Chicago White Sox 9
Jack Kralick 3 Cleveland Indians  
Dave McNally 3 Baltimore Orioles  
Gary Peters 3 Chicago White Sox  
Luis Tiant 3 Cleveland Indians  
Bennie Daniels 2 Washington Senators 14
Joe Horlen 2 Chicago White Sox  
Sam McDowell 2 Cleveland Indians  
Buster Narum 2 Washington Senators  
Fred Newman 2 Los Angeles Angels  
Diego Segui 2 Kansas City Athletics  
Joe Sparma 2 Detroit Tigers  
Mel Stottlemyre 2 New York Yankees  
Fred Talbot 2 Chicago White Sox  
Gerry Arrigo 1 Minnesota Twins 23
Bo Belinsky 1 Los Angeles Angels  
Frank Bertaina 1 Baltimore Orioles  



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.

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?