Shutouts : 1953 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1953 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Harvey Haddix 6 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Robin Roberts 5 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Warren Spahn 5 Milwaukee Braves  
Carl Erskine 4 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Curt Simmons 4 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bob Buhl 3 Milwaukee Braves 6
Ruben Gomez 3 New York Giants  
Sal Maglie 3 New York Giants  
Bob Miller 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Antonelli 2 Milwaukee Braves 10
Russ Meyer 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Stu Miller 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Paul Minner 2 Chicago Cubs  
Harry Perkowski 2 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Max Surkont 2 Milwaukee Braves  
Al Worthington 2 New York Giants  
Fred Baczewski 1 Chicago Cubs 17
Cincinnati Redlegs  
Lew Burdette 1 Milwaukee Braves  
Jackie Collum 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Cincinnati Redlegs  
Al Corwin 1 New York Giants  
Murry Dickson 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bob Hall 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Joey Jay 1 Milwaukee Braves  
Paul LaPalme 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Johnny Lindell 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Philadelphia Phillies  



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.