Entering today there had been 218 team games played (109 actual games) in the majors this season of which just ten have been a shutout. Two of those ten shutouts have been thrown by the Phillies. It’s the first time since 1972 that the Phillies have tossed two shutouts in their first 8 games of the season. Unsurprisingly, both of those 1972 shutouts were started by Hall of Famer Steve Carlton. Of course those 1972 Phillies ended up going 59-97 in a strike shortened season which put them on pace for a 61-101 record in a 162-game season.
Fun Facts: The Phillies Early Rotation Success
