Shutouts : 1938 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
 

1938 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Lee 9 Chicago Cubs 1
Danny MacFayden 5 Boston Bees 2
Paul Derringer 4 Cincinnati Reds 3
Lon Warneke 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Clay Bryant 3 Chicago Cubs 5
Lou Fette 3 Boston Bees  
Freddie Fitzsimmons 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Larry French 3 Chicago Cubs  
Luke Hamlin 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Hal Schumacher 3 New York Giants  
Jim Turner 3 Boston Bees  
Johnny Vander Meer 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Bucky Walters 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Cincinnati Reds  
Russ Bauers 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Curt Davis 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Van Mungo 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jim Tobin 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cy Blanton 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Ed Brandt 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dick Coffman 1 New York Giants  
Peaches Davis 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Dizzy Dean 1 Chicago Cubs  
Paul Dean 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dick Errickson 1 Boston Bees  
Fred Frankhouse 1 Brooklyn Dodgers  



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).

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.