Shutouts : 1943 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)
 

1943 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hi Bithorn 7 Chicago Cubs 1
Mort Cooper 6 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Al Javery 5 Boston Braves 3
Howie Pollet 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Elmer Riddle 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Bucky Walters 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Nate Andrews 3 Boston Braves 7
Red Barrett 3 Boston Braves  
Harry Gumbert 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ed Head 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bob Klinger 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Schoolboy Rowe 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Vander Meer 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Whit Wyatt 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Dick Barrett 2 Chicago Cubs 15
Philadelphia Phillies  
Joe Beggs 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Max Butcher 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Curt Davis 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Paul Derringer 2 Chicago Cubs  
Al Gerheauser 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Howie Krist 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Max Lanier 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Cliff Melton 2 New York Giants  
Rube Melton 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Van Mungo 2 New York Giants  



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

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.