Shutouts : 1939 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:

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1939 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lou Fette 6 Boston Bees 1
Paul Derringer 5 Cincinnati Reds 2
Bill Posedel 5 Boston Bees  
Bill McGee 4 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Curt Davis 3 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Junior Thompson 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Weiland 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Bowman 2 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Max Butcher 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mort Cooper 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dizzy Dean 2 Chicago Cubs  
Larry French 2 Chicago Cubs  
Harry Gumbert 2 New York Giants  
Luke Hamlin 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bob Klinger 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cliff Melton 2 New York Giants  
Whitey Moore 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Claude Passeau 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Chicago Cubs  
Tot Pressnell 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bucky Walters 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Lon Warneke 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Whit Wyatt 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Joe Bowman 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Mace Brown 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Carl Doyle 1 Brooklyn Dodgers  



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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.