1979 Shutouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Shutouts	Team	Rank
Joe Niekro	5	Houston Astros	1
Steve Rogers	5	Montreal Expos
Tom Seaver	5	Cincinnati Reds
Steve Carlton	4	Philadelphia Phillies	4
J.R. Richard	4	Houston Astros
Nino Espinosa	3	Philadelphia Phillies	6
Bill Lee	3	Montreal Expos
Eric Rasmussen	3	San Diego Padres
Scott Sanderson	3	Montreal Expos
Craig Swan	3	New York Mets
John Curtis	2	San Francisco Giants	11
John Denny	2	St. Louis Cardinals
Ken Forsch	2	Houston Astros
John Fulgham	2	St. Louis Cardinals
Ken Holtzman	2	Chicago Cubs
Bob Knepper	2	San Francisco Giants
Silvio Martinez	2	St. Louis Cardinals
Randy Niemann	2	Houston Astros
Vern Ruhle	2	Houston Astros
Dick Ruthven	2	Philadelphia Phillies
Rick Williams	2	Houston Astros
Jim Bibby	1	Pittsburgh Pirates	22
John D'Acquisto	1	San Diego Padres
Pete Falcone	1	New York Mets
Bob Forsch	1	St. Louis Cardinals
Name	Shutouts	Team	Rank

	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? 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. 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.