Shutouts : 1976 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1976 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Nolan Ryan 7 California Angels 1
Vida Blue 6 Oakland Athletics 2
Bert Blyleven 6 Minnesota Twins  
Texas Rangers  
Jim Palmer 6 Baltimore Orioles  
Mark Fidrych 4 Detroit Tigers 5
Ed Figueroa 4 New York Yankees  
Wayne Garland 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Dave Goltz 4 Minnesota Twins  
Dave Roberts 4 Detroit Tigers  
Bill Singer 4 Texas Rangers  
Minnesota Twins  
Mike Torrez 4 Oakland Athletics  
Rick Wise 4 Boston Red Sox  
Doyle Alexander 3 Baltimore Orioles 13
New York Yankees  
Jerry Augustine 3 Milwaukee Brewers  
Jim Bibby 3 Cleveland Indians  
Dennis Eckersley 3 Cleveland Indians  
Ken Holtzman 3 Baltimore Orioles  
New York Yankees  
Bart Johnson 3 Chicago White Sox  
Luis Tiant 3 Boston Red Sox  
Bill Travers 3 Milwaukee Brewers  
Jim Umbarger 3 Texas Rangers  
Ray Bare 2 Detroit Tigers 22
Jackie Brown 2 Cleveland Indians  
Al Fitzmorris 2 Kansas City Royals  
Paul Hartzell 2 California Angels  



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?

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.