Top 25 Shutouts in 1946 in the National League

Shutouts : 1946 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1946 Shutouts Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Shutouts Team Rank

Ewell Blackwell 5 Cincinnati Reds 1

Harry Brecheen 5 St. Louis Cardinals

Mort Cooper 4 Boston Braves 3

Howie Pollet 4 St. Louis Cardinals

Johnny Vander Meer 4 Cincinnati Reds

Bob Chipman 3 Chicago Cubs 6

Kirby Higbe 3 Brooklyn Dodgers

Dave Koslo 3 New York Giants

Johnny Sain 3 Boston Braves

Nick Strincevich 3 Pittsburgh Pirates

Joe Beggs 2 Cincinnati Reds 11

Ralph Branca 2 Brooklyn Dodgers

Al Brazle 2 St. Louis Cardinals

Ken Burkhart 2 St. Louis Cardinals

Murry Dickson 2 St. Louis Cardinals

Ken Heintzelman 2 Pittsburgh Pirates

Tommy Hughes 2 Philadelphia Phillies

Max Lanier 2 St. Louis Cardinals

Vic Lombardi 2 Brooklyn Dodgers

Rube Melton 2 Brooklyn Dodgers

Fritz Ostermueller 2 Pittsburgh Pirates

Claude Passeau 2 Chicago Cubs

Ken Raffensberger 2 Philadelphia Phillies

Schoolboy Rowe 2 Philadelphia Phillies

Johnny Schmitz 2 Chicago Cubs

Name Shutouts Team Rank

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).

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?

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.

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