Shutouts : 1901 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1901 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jack Chesbro 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Al Orth 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Vic Willis 6 Boston Beaneaters  
Bill Duggleby 5 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Frank Kitson 5 Brooklyn Superbas  
Christy Mathewson 5 New York Giants  
Kid Nichols 4 Boston Beaneaters 7
Jesse Tannehill 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dummy Taylor 4 New York Giants  
Bill Donovan 2 Brooklyn Superbas 10
Noodles Hahn 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Sam Leever 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jack Powell 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Happy Townsend 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Roger Denzer 1 New York Giants 15
Ed Doheny 1 New York Giants  
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Red Donahue 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Mal Eason 1 Chicago Orphans  
Jack Harper 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tom Hughes 1 Chicago Orphans  
Mike O'Neill 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Deacon Phillippe 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Phillips 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Togie Pittinger 1 Boston Beaneaters  
Ed Poole 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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.

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.