Shutouts : 1999 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:

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1999 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Andy Ashby 3 San Diego Padres 1
Mike Hampton 2 Houston Astros 2
Pete Harnisch 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Jose Jimenez 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Randy Johnson 2 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Shane Reynolds 2 Houston Astros  
Dennis Springer 2 Florida Marlins  
Brian Anderson 1 Arizona Diamondbacks 8
Miguel Batista 1 Montreal Expos  
Sean Bergman 1 Houston Astros  
Atlanta Braves  
Brian Bohanon 1 Colorado Rockies  
Kevin Brown 1 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Omar Daal 1 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Darren Dreifort 1 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Shawn Estes 1 San Francisco Giants  
Kyle Farnsworth 1 Chicago Cubs  
Al Leiter 1 New York Mets  
Jon Lieber 1 Chicago Cubs  
Carlton Loewer 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Andrew Lorraine 1 Chicago Cubs  
Darren Oliver 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Steve Parris 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Carl Pavano 1 Montreal Expos  
Rick Reed 1 New York Mets  
Kenny Rogers 1 New York Mets  



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 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?

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).