Shutouts : 1980 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1980 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Tommy John 6 New York Yankees 1
Geoff Zahn 5 Minnesota Twins 2
Larry Gura 4 Kansas City Royals 3
Scott McGregor 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Dave Stieb 4 Toronto Blue Jays  
Ron Guidry 3 New York Yankees 6
Moose Haas 3 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dennis Leonard 3 Kansas City Royals  
Dan Petry 3 Detroit Tigers  
Glenn Abbott 2 Seattle Mariners 10
Mike Caldwell 2 Milwaukee Brewers  
Jim Clancy 2 Toronto Blue Jays  
Reggie Cleveland 2 Milwaukee Brewers  
Mike Flanagan 2 Baltimore Orioles  
Jesse Jefferson 2 Toronto Blue Jays  
Matt Keough 2 Oakland Athletics  
Rick Langford 2 Oakland Athletics  
Jack Morris 2 Detroit Tigers  
Gaylord Perry 2 Texas Rangers  
New York Yankees  
Dan Schatzeder 2 Detroit Tigers  
Lary Sorensen 2 Milwaukee Brewers  
Steve Trout 2 Chicago White Sox  
Tom Underwood 2 New York Yankees  
Rick Waits 2 Cleveland Indians  
Don Aase 1 California Angels 25



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.

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?