Shutouts : 1897 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
 

1897 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Doc McJames 3 Washington Senators 1
Win Mercer 3 Washington Senators  
Ted Breitenstein 2 Cincinnati Reds 3
Brickyard Kennedy 2 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Fred Klobedanz 2 Boston Beaneaters  
Ted Lewis 2 Boston Beaneaters  
Jouett Meekin 2 New York Giants  
Kid Nichols 2 Boston Beaneaters  
Al Orth 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jack Powell 2 Cleveland Spiders  
Amos Rusie 2 New York Giants  
Cy Seymour 2 New York Giants  
Jack Taylor 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Cy Young 2 Cleveland Spiders  
Roger Bresnahan 1 Washington Senators 15
Nixey Callahan 1 Chicago Colts  
Joe Corbett 1 Baltimore Orioles  
Nig Cuppy 1 Cleveland Spiders  
Bill Dammann 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Red Donahue 1 St. Louis Browns  
Chauncey Fisher 1 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Clark Griffith 1 Chicago Colts  
Bill Hill 1 Louisville Colonels  
Bill Hoffer 1 Baltimore Orioles  
Frank Killen 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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.

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.