Shutouts : 1911 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1911 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Grover Alexander 7 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Babe Adams 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Rube Marquard 5 New York Giants 3
Christy Mathewson 5 New York Giants  
Earl Moore 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Nap Rucker 5 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Lew Richie 4 Chicago Cubs 7
Hooks Wiltse 4 New York Giants  
Bill Burns 3 Cincinnati Reds 9
Philadelphia Phillies  
George Chalmers 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Elmer Knetzer 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
George Bell 2 Brooklyn Dodgers 12
King Cole 2 Chicago Cubs  
Doc Crandall 2 New York Giants  
Harry Gaspar 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Harmon 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Lefty Leifield 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ed Reulbach 2 Chicago Cubs  
Elmer Steele 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Cy Young 2 Boston Rustlers  
Red Ames 1 New York Giants 21
Cy Barger 1 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Howie Camnitz 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cliff Curtis 1 Boston Rustlers  
Chicago Cubs  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Ed Donnelly 1 Boston Rustlers  



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).

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.

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?