Shutouts : 1945 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
 

1945 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Claude Passeau 5 Chicago Cubs 1
Ken Burkhart 4 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Blix Donnelly 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ed Heusser 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Bill Voiselle 4 New York Giants  
Red Barrett 3 Boston Braves 6
St. Louis Cardinals  
Harry Brecheen 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Harry Feldman 3 New York Giants  
Sal Maglie 3 New York Giants  
Preacher Roe 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bucky Walters 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Max Butcher 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
George Dockins 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Hal Gregg 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Art Herring 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Johnny Hutchings 2 Boston Braves  
Dick Mauney 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Van Mungo 2 New York Giants  
Ray Prim 2 Chicago Cubs  
Tom Seats 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Hank Wyse 2 Chicago Cubs  
Hank Borowy 1 Chicago Cubs 22
Joe Bowman 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Arnold Carter 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Chipman 1 Chicago Cubs  



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).

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.

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.