Top 25 Shutouts in 1975 in the American League

Shutouts : 1975 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)

1975 Shutouts Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Shutouts Team Rank

Jim Palmer 10 Baltimore Orioles 1

Catfish Hunter 7 New York Yankees 2

Mike Cuellar 5 Baltimore Orioles 3

Gaylord Perry 5 Cleveland Indians

Texas Rangers

Nolan Ryan 5 California Angels

Frank Tanana 5 California Angels

Fergie Jenkins 4 Texas Rangers 7

Bill Lee 4 Boston Red Sox

Bert Blyleven 3 Minnesota Twins 9

Steve Busby 3 Kansas City Royals

Al Fitzmorris 3 Kansas City Royals

Vern Ruhle 3 Detroit Tigers

Jim Slaton 3 Milwaukee Brewers

Paul Splittorff 3 Kansas City Royals

Vida Blue 2 Oakland Athletics 15

Pete Broberg 2 Milwaukee Brewers

Dennis Eckersley 2 Cleveland Indians

Ed Figueroa 2 California Angels

Ken Holtzman 2 Oakland Athletics

Jim Hughes 2 Minnesota Twins

Lerrin LaGrow 2 Detroit Tigers

Doc Medich 2 New York Yankees

Fritz Peterson 2 Cleveland Indians

Luis Tiant 2 Boston Red Sox

Mike Torrez 2 Baltimore Orioles

Name Shutouts Team Rank

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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?

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.

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