Shutouts : 1980 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1980 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jerry Reuss 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
J.R. Richard 4 Houston Astros 2
Steve Rogers 4 Montreal Expos  
Vida Blue 3 San Francisco Giants 4
Tommy Boggs 3 Atlanta Braves  
Steve Carlton 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ken Forsch 3 Houston Astros  
Randy Jones 3 San Diego Padres  
Phil Niekro 3 Atlanta Braves  
Scott Sanderson 3 Montreal Expos  
Bob Sykes 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Pete Vuckovich 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Pat Zachry 3 New York Mets  
Bert Blyleven 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Dave Goltz 2 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bill Gullickson 2 Montreal Expos  
Burt Hooton 2 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Mike LaCoss 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Charlie Leibrandt 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Lynn McGlothen 2 Chicago Cubs  
Joe Niekro 2 Houston Astros  
Frank Pastore 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Don Robinson 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Vern Ruhle 2 Houston Astros  
Nolan Ryan 2 Houston Astros  



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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.

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?