Strikeouts : 1901 American League Top 25

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1901 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Cy Young 158 Boston Americans 1
Roy Patterson 127 Chicago White Stockings 2
Pete Dowling 124 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Cleveland Blues  
Ned Garvin 122 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Chick Fraser 110 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Case Patten 109 Washington Senators 6
Ted Lewis 103 Boston Americans 7
Earl Moore 99 Cleveland Blues 8
Harry Howell 93 Baltimore Orioles 9
Eddie Plank 90 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Ed Siever 85 Detroit Tigers 11
Roscoe Miller 79 Detroit Tigers 12
Joe McGinnity 75 Baltimore Orioles 13
Nixey Callahan 70 Chicago White Stockings 14
Bill Carrick 70 Washington Senators  
Clark Griffith 67 Chicago White Stockings 16
Bert Husting 67 Milwaukee Brewers  
Wiley Piatt 64 Philadelphia Athletics 18
Chicago White Stockings  
Watty Lee 63 Washington Senators 19
George Winter 63 Boston Americans  
Jack Cronin 62 Detroit Tigers 21
Tully Sparks 62 Milwaukee Brewers  
Jack Katoll 59 Chicago White Stockings 23
Bill Bernhard 58 Philadelphia Athletics 24
Pink Hawley 50 Milwaukee Brewers 25



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.

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).