Shutouts : 1985 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1985 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

John Tudor 10 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Dwight Gooden 8 New York Mets 2
Orel Hershiser 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Fernando Valenzuela 5 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Tom Browning 4 Cincinnati Reds 5
Danny Cox 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
La Marr Hoyt 3 San Diego Padres 7
Jerry Reuss 3 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Rick Sutcliffe 3 Chicago Cubs  
Bob Welch 3 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Joaquin Andujar 2 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Ron Darling 2 New York Mets  
John Denny 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dave Dravecky 2 San Diego Padres  
Dennis Eckersley 2 Chicago Cubs  
Kevin Gross 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Andy Hawkins 2 San Diego Padres  
Shane Rawley 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Mike Scott 2 Houston Astros  
Eric Show 2 San Diego Padres  
Bryn Smith 2 Montreal Expos  
Zane Smith 2 Atlanta Braves  
Jay Tibbs 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Forsch 1 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Bill Gullickson 1 Montreal Expos  



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.

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.