Shutouts : 1950 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
 

1950 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim Hearn 5 St. Louis Cardinals 1
New York Giants  
Larry Jansen 5 New York Giants  
Sal Maglie 5 New York Giants  
Robin Roberts 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Don Newcombe 4 Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Ken Raffensberger 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Sain 3 Boston Braves 7
Johnny Schmitz 3 Chicago Cubs  
Vern Bickford 2 Boston Braves 9
Harry Brecheen 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Cliff Chambers 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bubba Church 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Monk Dubiel 2 Chicago Cubs  
Frank Hiller 2 Chicago Cubs  
Sheldon Jones 2 New York Giants  
Max Lanier 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill MacDonald 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bob Miller 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Erv Palica 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Howie Pollet 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Preacher Roe 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Curt Simmons 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Antonelli 1 Boston Braves 23
Dan Bankhead 1 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ewell Blackwell 1 Cincinnati Reds  



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).

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.

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.