Shutouts : 1954 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1954 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Johnny Antonelli 6 New York Giants 1
Lew Burdette 4 Milwaukee Braves 2
Murry Dickson 4 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ruben Gomez 4 New York Giants  
Robin Roberts 4 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jim Wilson 4 Milwaukee Braves  
Harvey Haddix 3 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Don Liddle 3 New York Giants  
Curt Simmons 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Corky Valentine 3 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Gene Conley 2 Milwaukee Braves 11
Carl Erskine 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bob Friend 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jim Hearn 2 New York Giants  
Gordon Jones 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Russ Meyer 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Johnny Podres 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Howie Pollet 2 Chicago Cubs  
Vic Raschi 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Karl Spooner 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Herm Wehmeier 2 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Fred Baczewski 1 Cincinnati Redlegs 22
Bob Buhl 1 Milwaukee Braves  
Dave Cole 1 Chicago Cubs  
Karl Drews 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Cincinnati Redlegs  



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.