Shutouts : 1917 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)
 

1917 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Grover Alexander 8 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Wilbur Cooper 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Fred Toney 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Ferdie Schupp 6 New York Giants 4
Phil Douglas 5 Chicago Cubs 5
Frank Miller 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Art Nehf 5 Boston Braves  
Joe Oeschger 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pol Perritt 5 New York Giants  
Dick Rudolph 5 Boston Braves  
Hippo Vaughn 5 Chicago Cubs  
Chief Bender 4 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Lee Meadows 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Eppa Rixey 4 Philadelphia Phillies  
Lefty Tyler 4 Boston Braves  
Rube Benton 3 New York Giants 16
Bill Doak 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Marv Goodwin 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jeff Pfeffer 3 Brooklyn Robins  
Milt Watson 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Red Ames 2 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Jesse Barnes 2 Boston Braves  
Tom Hughes 2 Boston Braves  
Rube Marquard 2 Brooklyn Robins  
Clarence Mitchell 2 Cincinnati Reds  



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.

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?

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).