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Walter Johnson tied or led the American League a record seven times in shutouts. He holds the all-time MLB record with 110 career shutouts. During his early pitching days, Babe Ruth, who is most known for his hitting prowess, led the American League with nine shutouts for the Boston Red Sox in 1916.
If two or more pitchers combine to complete this act, no pitcher is awarded a shutout, although the team itself can be said to have "shutout" the opposing team. Walter Johnson is the all-time leader in shutouts with 110. Johnson also holds the record for being the only pitcher to throw more than 100 shutouts.
A shutout is defined by Major League Baseball rule 10.18: . A shutout is a statistic credited to a pitcher who allows no runs in a game. No pitcher shall be credited with pitching a shutout unless he pitches the complete game, or unless he enters the game with none out before the opposing team has scored in the first inning, puts out the side without a run scoring and pitches the rest of the ...
Consecutive MLB Player of the Month Awards (award first attributed in 1958) 3 – Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals – September, 1997 through May, 1998; Consecutive MLB Pitcher of the Month Awards (award first attributed in 1975) 3 (3 tied) Pedro Martínez, Boston Red Sox – April–June, 1999; Johan Santana, Minnesota Twins – July ...
The game marked Hershiser's sixth (and fourth consecutive) shutout of the season, [33] making him the first Dodger since Drysdale in 1968 to record four in a row. [74] This performance of September 19 was the middle of three consecutive shutouts posted by the Dodgers.
Johnny Vander Meer's elusive record of back-to-back no-hitters in 1938 has been described as "the most unbreakable of all baseball records" [1] by LIFE. Some Major League Baseball (MLB) records are widely regarded as "unbreakable" because they were set by freak occurrence or under rules, techniques, or other circumstances that have since changed.
The most shutouts recorded in one season was 16, which was a feat accomplished by both Grover Alexander (1916) and George Bradley (1876). [9] These records are considered among the most secure records in baseball, as pitchers today rarely earn more than one or two shutouts per season with a heavy emphasis on pitch count and relief pitching.
Most Shutouts: 24 (1963, ... Most Consecutive Errorless Games: 11 (May 5–16, 1979) See also. List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason streaks;