Top 25 Shutouts in 1971 in the American League

Shutouts : 1971 American League Top 25

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"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)

1971 Shutouts Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Shutouts Team Rank

Vida Blue 8 Oakland Athletics 1

Mel Stottlemyre 7 New York Yankees 2

Wilbur Wood 7 Chicago White Sox

Tom Bradley 6 Chicago White Sox 4

Bert Blyleven 5 Minnesota Twins 5

Marty Pattin 5 Milwaukee Brewers

Mike Cuellar 4 Baltimore Orioles 7

Pat Dobson 4 Baltimore Orioles

Dick Drago 4 Kansas City Royals

Catfish Hunter 4 Oakland Athletics

Jim Kaat 4 Minnesota Twins

Mickey Lolich 4 Detroit Tigers

Andy Messersmith 4 California Angels

Bill Parsons 4 Milwaukee Brewers

Fritz Peterson 4 New York Yankees

Sonny Siebert 4 Boston Red Sox

Jim Slaton 4 Milwaukee Brewers

Stan Bahnsen 3 New York Yankees 18

Joe Coleman 3 Detroit Tigers

Ray Culp 3 Boston Red Sox

Tommy John 3 Chicago White Sox

Denny McLain 3 Washington Senators

Jim Palmer 3 Baltimore Orioles

Paul Splittorff 3 Kansas City Royals

Rudy May 2 California Angels 25

Name Shutouts Team Rank

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.

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?

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