Shutouts : 2008 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)
 

2008 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Matt Garza 2 Tampa Bay Rays 1
Roy Halladay 2 Toronto Blue Jays  
Cliff Lee 2 Cleveland Indians  
Jon Lester 2 Boston Red Sox  
Jesse Litsch 2 Toronto Blue Jays  
C.C. Sabathia 2 Cleveland Indians  
James Shields 2 Tampa Bay Rays  
Kevin Slowey 2 Minnesota Twins  
Fausto Carmona 1 Cleveland Indians 9
Justin Duchscherer 1 Oakland Athletics  
Matt Harrison 1 Texas Rangers  
Vicente Padilla 1 Texas Rangers  
Scott Richmond 1 Toronto Blue Jays  
Ervin Santana 1 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim  
Andy Sonnanstine 1 Tampa Bay Rays  
Chris Waters 1 Baltimore Orioles  



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.

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