Shutouts : 1942 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)
 

1942 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mort Cooper 10 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Curt Davis 5 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Al Javery 5 Boston Braves  
Rip Sewell 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Larry French 4 Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Ray Starr 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Vander Meer 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Beazley 3 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Ken Heintzelman 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Claude Passeau 3 Chicago Cubs  
Hal Schumacher 3 New York Giants  
Bob Carpenter 2 New York Giants 12
Bill Fleming 2 Chicago Cubs  
Hank Gornicki 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Kirby Higbe 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Max Lanier 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Lohrman 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
New York Giants  
Cliff Melton 2 New York Giants  
Howie Pollet 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bucky Walters 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Allen 1 Brooklyn Dodgers 21
Paul Derringer 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Harry Feldman 1 New York Giants  
Luke Hamlin 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ed Head 1 Brooklyn Dodgers  



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).

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.

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?