Shutouts : 1886 National 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)
 

1886 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lady Baldwin 7 Detroit Wolverines 1
Dan Casey 4 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Charlie Ferguson 4 Philadelphia Phillies  
John Clarkson 3 Chicago White Stockings 4
John Healy 3 St. Louis Maroons  
Old Hoss Radbourn 3 Boston Beaneaters  
Jim Whitney 3 Kansas City Cowboys  
Henry Boyle 2 St. Louis Maroons 8
Jocko Flynn 2 Chicago White Stockings  
Tim Keefe 2 New York Giants  
Jim McCormick 2 Chicago White Stockings  
Bob Barr 1 Washington Senators 12
Ed Crane 1 Washington Senators  
Ed Daily 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Charlie Getzien 1 Detroit Wolverines  
Frank Gilmore 1 Washington Senators  
John Kirby 1 St. Louis Maroons  
Dupee Shaw 1 Washington Senators  
Mickey Welch 1 New York Giants  
Stump Wiedman 1 Kansas City Cowboys  



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.

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.

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.