Top 25 Shutouts in 1879 in the National League

Shutouts : 1879 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1879 Shutouts Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Shutouts Team Rank

Tommy Bond 11 Boston Red Caps 1

Pud Galvin 6 Buffalo Bisons 2

Harry McCormick 5 Syracuse Stars 3

Terry Larkin 4 Chicago White Stockings 4

Will White 4 Cincinnati Reds

George Bradley 3 Troy Trojans 6

Jim McCormick 3 Cleveland Blues

Frank Hankinson 2 Chicago White Stockings 8

Bill McGunnigle 2 Buffalo Bisons

John Ward 2 Providence Grays

Curry Foley 1 Boston Red Caps 11

Bobby Mathews 1 Providence Grays

Name Shutouts Team Rank

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?

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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).

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