Shutouts : 1878 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
 

1878 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tommy Bond 9 Boston Red Caps 1
John Ward 6 Providence Grays 2
Will White 5 Cincinnati Reds 3
Terry Larkin 1 Chicago White Stockings 4
Jim McCormick 1 Indianapolis Browns  
Bobby Mitchell 1 Cincinnati Reds  
The Only Nolan 1 Indianapolis Browns  
Sam Weaver 1 Milwaukee Cream Citys  



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.

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).