Shutouts : 1887 American Association 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1887 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Matt Kilroy 6 Baltimore Orioles 1
Tony Mullane 6 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Ed Seward 3 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Elmer Smith 3 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Bob Caruthers 2 St. Louis Browns 5
Guy Hecker 2 Louisville Colonels  
Silver King 2 St. Louis Browns  
Billy Serad 2 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Gus Weyhing 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Elton Chamberlain 1 Louisville Colonels 10
Billy Crowell 1 Cleveland Blues  
Dave Foutz 1 St. Louis Browns  
Bob Gilks 1 Cleveland Blues  
Ed Knouff 1 Baltimore Orioles  
St. Louis Browns  
Henry Porter 1 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers  
Lev Shreve 1 Baltimore Orioles  
Phenomenal Smith 1 Baltimore Orioles  
Adonis Terry 1 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers  
Steve Toole 1 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers  
Stump Wiedman 1 New York Metropolitans  



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?

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

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.