Shutouts : 1897 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1897 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Doc McJames 3 Washington Senators 1
Win Mercer 3 Washington Senators  
Ted Breitenstein 2 Cincinnati Reds 3
Brickyard Kennedy 2 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Fred Klobedanz 2 Boston Beaneaters  
Ted Lewis 2 Boston Beaneaters  
Jouett Meekin 2 New York Giants  
Kid Nichols 2 Boston Beaneaters  
Al Orth 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jack Powell 2 Cleveland Spiders  
Amos Rusie 2 New York Giants  
Cy Seymour 2 New York Giants  
Jack Taylor 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Cy Young 2 Cleveland Spiders  
Roger Bresnahan 1 Washington Senators 15
Nixey Callahan 1 Chicago Colts  
Joe Corbett 1 Baltimore Orioles  
Nig Cuppy 1 Cleveland Spiders  
Bill Dammann 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Red Donahue 1 St. Louis Browns  
Chauncey Fisher 1 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Clark Griffith 1 Chicago Colts  
Bill Hill 1 Louisville Colonels  
Bill Hoffer 1 Baltimore Orioles  
Frank Killen 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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.

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?

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).