Shutouts : 1971 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1971 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Steve Blass 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Al Downing 5 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bob Gibson 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Milt Pappas 5 Chicago Cubs  
Steve Arlin 4 San Diego Padres 5
Steve Carlton 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Juan Marichal 4 San Francisco Giants  
Phil Niekro 4 Atlanta Braves  
Claude Osteen 4 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Tom Seaver 4 New York Mets  
Don Sutton 4 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Rick Wise 4 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jack Billingham 3 Houston Astros 13
Gary Gentry 3 New York Mets  
Ross Grimsley 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Don Gullett 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Ken Holtzman 3 Chicago Cubs  
Pat Jarvis 3 Atlanta Braves  
Fergie Jenkins 3 Chicago Cubs  
Juan Pizarro 3 Chicago Cubs  
Steve Renko 3 Montreal Expos  
Bill Stoneman 3 Montreal Expos  
Don Wilson 3 Houston Astros  
Nelson Briles 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Ron Bryant 2 San Francisco Giants  



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.

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?