Shutouts : 1905 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)
 

1905 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Christy Mathewson 8 New York Giants 1
Irv Young 7 Boston Beaneaters 2
Buttons Briggs 5 Chicago Cubs 3
Deacon Phillippe 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ed Reulbach 5 Chicago Cubs  
Mordecai Brown 4 Chicago Cubs 6
Bob Ewing 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Togie Pittinger 4 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dummy Taylor 4 New York Giants  
Bob Wicker 4 Chicago Cubs  
Vic Willis 4 Boston Beaneaters  
Buster Brown 3 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Charlie Case 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mal Eason 3 Brooklyn Superbas  
Sam Leever 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Carl Lundgren 3 Chicago Cubs  
Chappie McFarland 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tully Sparks 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jack Taylor 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Red Ames 2 New York Giants 20
Chick Fraser 2 Boston Beaneaters  
Joe McGinnity 2 New York Giants  
Orval Overall 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Doc Scanlan 2 Brooklyn Superbas  
Jake Weimer 2 Chicago Cubs  



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?

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.