Shutouts : 1959 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
 

1959 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Johnny Antonelli 4 San Francisco Giants 1
Bob Buhl 4 Milwaukee Braves  
Lew Burdette 4 Milwaukee Braves  
Roger Craig 4 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Don Drysdale 4 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Sam Jones 4 San Francisco Giants  
Warren Spahn 4 Milwaukee Braves  
Ernie Broglio 3 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Gene Conley 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Glen Hobbie 3 Chicago Cubs  
Larry Jackson 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mike McCormick 3 San Francisco Giants  
Art Ceccarelli 2 Chicago Cubs 13
Bob Friend 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Harvey Haddix 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Vern Law 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Danny McDevitt 2 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Don Newcombe 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Juan Pizarro 2 Milwaukee Braves  
Johnny Podres 2 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Robin Roberts 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Carl Willey 2 Milwaukee Braves  
Bob Anderson 1 Chicago Cubs 23
Jim Brosnan 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Cincinnati Reds  
John Buzhardt 1 Chicago Cubs  



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.

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.