Shutouts : 1988 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1988 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roger Clemens 8 Boston Red Sox 1
Mark Gubicza 4 Kansas City Royals 2
Dave Stieb 4 Toronto Blue Jays  
Greg Swindell 4 Cleveland Indians  
Paul Kilgus 3 Texas Rangers 5
Mark Langston 3 Seattle Mariners  
Mike Moore 3 Seattle Mariners  
Scott Bailes 2 Cleveland Indians 8
John Candelaria 2 New York Yankees  
Jose Guzman 2 Texas Rangers  
Jimmy Key 2 Toronto Blue Jays  
Charlie Leibrandt 2 Kansas City Royals  
Kirk McCaskill 2 California Angels  
Jack Morris 2 Detroit Tigers  
Ted Power 2 Kansas City Royals  
Detroit Tigers  
Jeff Robinson 2 Detroit Tigers  
Dave Stewart 2 Oakland Athletics  
Frank Viola 2 Minnesota Twins  
Bob Welch 2 Oakland Athletics  
Bobby Witt 2 Texas Rangers  
Mike Witt 2 California Angels  
Doyle Alexander 1 Detroit Tigers 22
Neil Allen 1 New York Yankees  
Allan Anderson 1 Minnesota Twins  
Luis Aquino 1 Kansas City Royals  



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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.