Shutouts : 1896 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1896 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Frank Killen 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Cy Young 5 Cleveland Spiders  
Frank Dwyer 3 Cincinnati Reds 3
George Hemming 3 Baltimore Orioles  
Bill Hoffer 3 Baltimore Orioles  
Kid Nichols 3 Boston Beaneaters  
Billy Rhines 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Red Ehret 2 Cincinnati Reds 8
Chauncey Fisher 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Pink Hawley 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Win Mercer 2 Washington Senators  
Harley Payne 2 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Arlie Pond 2 Baltimore Orioles  
Jack Stivetts 2 Boston Beaneaters  
Bobby Wallace 2 Cleveland Spiders  
Ted Breitenstein 1 St. Louis Browns 16
Kid Carsey 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dad Clarke 1 New York Giants  
Nig Cuppy 1 Cleveland Spiders  
Duke Esper 1 Baltimore Orioles  
Brownie Foreman 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cincinnati Reds  
Danny Friend 1 Chicago Colts  
Ad Gumbert 1 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Brickyard Kennedy 1 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Mike McDermott 1 Louisville Colonels  



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).

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.