Shutouts : 1986 National League Top 25

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1986 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bob Knepper 5 Houston Astros 1
Mike Scott 5 Houston Astros  
Fernando Valenzuela 3 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Bob Welch 3 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Tom Browning 2 Cincinnati Reds 5
Ron Darling 2 New York Mets  
Dwight Gooden 2 New York Mets  
Kevin Gross 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Gullickson 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Mike Krukow 2 San Francisco Giants  
Bob Ojeda 2 New York Mets  
Rick Reuschel 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jay Tibbs 2 Montreal Expos  
Floyd Youmans 2 Montreal Expos  
Don Carman 1 Philadelphia Phillies 15
John Denny 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Jim Deshaies 1 Houston Astros  
Dave Dravecky 1 San Diego Padres  
Sid Fernandez 1 New York Mets  
Andy Hawkins 1 San Diego Padres  
Orel Hershiser 1 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jimmy Jones 1 San Diego Padres  
Mike LaCoss 1 San Francisco Giants  
Ed Lynch 1 New York Mets  
Chicago Cubs  
Rick Mahler 1 Atlanta Braves  



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).

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.

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