Top 25 Shutouts in 1957 in the National League

Shutouts : 1957 National League Top 25

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"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)

1957 Shutouts Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Shutouts Team Rank

Johnny Podres 6 Brooklyn Dodgers 1

Don Drysdale 4 Brooklyn Dodgers 2

Don Newcombe 4 Brooklyn Dodgers

Warren Spahn 4 Milwaukee Braves

Johnny Antonelli 3 New York Giants 5

Dick Drott 3 Chicago Cubs

Bob Friend 3 Pittsburgh Pirates

Vern Law 3 Pittsburgh Pirates

Jack Sanford 3 Philadelphia Phillies

Curt Barclay 2 New York Giants 10

Bob Buhl 2 Milwaukee Braves

Moe Drabowsky 2 Chicago Cubs

Larry Jackson 2 St. Louis Cardinals

Sam Jones 2 St. Louis Cardinals

Ron Kline 2 Pittsburgh Pirates

Von McDaniel 2 St. Louis Cardinals

Danny McDevitt 2 Brooklyn Dodgers

Vinegar Bend Mizell 2 St. Louis Cardinals

Joe Nuxhall 2 Cincinnati Redlegs

Robin Roberts 2 Philadelphia Phillies

Curt Simmons 2 Philadelphia Phillies

Lew Burdette 1 Milwaukee Braves 22

Pete Burnside 1 New York Giants

Don Cardwell 1 Philadelphia Phillies

Gene Conley 1 Milwaukee Braves

Name Shutouts Team Rank

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?

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

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