Strikeouts : 1890 American Association Top 25

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1890 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Sadie McMahon 291 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Baltimore Orioles  
Jack Stivetts 289 St. Louis Browns 2
Toad Ramsey 257 St. Louis Browns 3
John Healy 225 Toledo Maumees 4
Bob Barr 209 Rochester Rochesters 5
Scott Stratton 207 Louisville Colonels 6
Hank Gastright 199 Columbus Colts 7
Red Ehret 174 Louisville Colonels 8
Dan Casey 169 Syracuse Stars 9
Frank Knauss 148 Columbus Colts 10
Jack Easton 147 Columbus Colts 11
Elton Chamberlain 128 St. Louis Browns 12
Columbus Colts  
Will Calihan 127 Rochester Rochesters 13
Ed Cushman 125 Toledo Maumees 14
George Meakim 123 Louisville Colonels 15
John Keefe 120 Syracuse Stars 16
Fred Smith 116 Toledo Maumees 17
Ed Daily 113 Brooklyn Gladiators 18
Louisville Colonels  
Billy Hart 95 St. Louis Browns 19
Mike Morrison 82 Syracuse Stars 20
Baltimore Orioles  
Cannonball Titcomb 73 Rochester Rochesters 21
Charlie McCullough 69 Brooklyn Gladiators 22
Syracuse Stars  
Duke Esper 61 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Ed Mars 59 Syracuse Stars 24
Charlie Sprague 59 Toledo Maumees  



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 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?

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.