Top 25 Shutouts in 1973 in the National League

Shutouts : 1973 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)

1973 Shutouts Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Shutouts Team Rank

Jack Billingham 7 Cincinnati Reds 1

Dave Roberts 6 Houston Astros 2

Wayne Twitchell 5 Philadelphia Phillies 3

Rick Wise 5 St. Louis Cardinals

Don Gullett 4 Cincinnati Reds 5

Carl Morton 4 Atlanta Braves

Steve Arlin 3 San Diego Padres 7

Jim Barr 3 San Francisco Giants

Steve Carlton 3 Philadelphia Phillies

Reggie Cleveland 3 St. Louis Cardinals

Bill Greif 3 San Diego Padres

Jerry Koosman 3 New York Mets

Jon Matlack 3 New York Mets

Andy Messersmith 3 Los Angeles Dodgers

Bob Moose 3 Pittsburgh Pirates

Fred Norman 3 San Diego Padres

Cincinnati Reds

Claude Osteen 3 Los Angeles Dodgers

Rick Reuschel 3 Chicago Cubs

Jerry Reuss 3 Houston Astros

Steve Rogers 3 Montreal Expos

Jim Rooker 3 Pittsburgh Pirates

Tom Seaver 3 New York Mets

Don Sutton 3 Los Angeles Dodgers

Don Wilson 3 Houston Astros

Al Downing 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 25

Name Shutouts Team Rank

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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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).

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