1879 MLB Shutouts Leaders

Tommy Bond led all of MLB in shutouts in 1879 with 11, 5 ahead of Pud Galvin (6). It stands 8th among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 3 times Tommy Bond led in shutouts.

Led all of MLB in 1879 Tommy Bond Boston Red Caps

11 Shutouts 5 clear of Pud Galvin

Showing Shutouts and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	SHO	W	L	ERA	IP
1	Tommy Bond	BSN	11	43	19	1.96	555.1
2	Pud Galvin	BFN	6	37	27	2.28	593.0
3	Harry McCormick	SR1	5	18	33	2.99	457.1
4	Will White	CN1	4	43	31	1.99	680.0
5	Terry Larkin	CHN	4	31	23	2.44	513.1
6	Jim McCormick	CL2	3	20	40	2.42	546.1
7	George Bradley	TRN	3	13	40	2.85	487.0
8	John Ward	PRO	2	47	19	2.15	587.0
9	Frank Hankinson	CHN	2	15	10	2.50	230.2
10	BM Bill McGunnigle	BFN	2	9	5	2.62	120.0
11	Bobby Mathews	PRO	1	12	6	2.29	189.0
12	Curry Foley	BSN	1	9	9	2.51	161.2
13	Blondie Purcell	SR1 +1	0	4	17	3.78	197.2
14	BM Bobby Mitchell	CL2	0	7	15	3.28	194.2
15	HS Harry Salisbury	TRN	0	4	6	2.22	89.0
16	FG Fred Goldsmith	TRN	0	2	4	1.57	63.0
17	Dan Brouthers	TRN	0	0	2	5.57	21.0
18	Cal McVey	CN1	0	0	2	8.36	14.0
19	Jim Tyng	BSN	0	1	2	5.00	27.0
20	MD Mike Dorgan	SR1	0	0	0	2.25	12.0
21	Gid Gardner	TRN	0	0	2	5.79	14.0
22	PM Pat McManus	TRN	0	0	2	3.00	21.0
23	JN Jack Neagle	CN1	0	0	1	3.46	13.0
24	Lee Richmond	BSN	0	1	0	2.00	9.0
25	HW Harry Wheeler	CN1	0	0	1	81.00	1.0