Shutouts : 1887 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1887 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dan Casey 4 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Pud Galvin 3 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 2
John Healy 3 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
Kid Madden 3 Boston Beaneaters  
Jim Whitney 3 Washington Senators  
John Clarkson 2 Chicago White Stockings 6
Charlie Ferguson 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Charlie Getzien 2 Detroit Wolverines  
Tim Keefe 2 New York Giants  
Mickey Welch 2 New York Giants  
Lady Baldwin 1 Detroit Wolverines 11
Mark Baldwin 1 Chicago White Stockings  
Charlie Buffinton 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Frank Gilmore 1 Washington Senators  
Mike Mattimore 1 New York Giants  
Ed Morris 1 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Old Hoss Radbourn 1 Boston Beaneaters  
Lev Shreve 1 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
George Van Haltren 1 Chicago White Stockings  



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 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?

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.