Strikeouts : 1915 American League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1915 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Walter Johnson 203 Washington Senators 1
Red Faber 182 Chicago White Sox 2
Weldon Wyckoff 157 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Harry Coveleski 150 Detroit Tigers 4
Willie Mitchell 149 Cleveland Indians 5
Grover Lowdermilk 148 St. Louis Browns 6
Detroit Tigers  
Guy Morton 134 Cleveland Indians 7
Hooks Dauss 132 Detroit Tigers 8
Ray Caldwell 130 New York Yankees 9
Bert Gallia 130 Washington Senators  
Carl Weilman 125 St. Louis Browns 11
Jim Scott 120 Chicago White Sox 12
Dutch Leonard 116 Boston Red Sox 13
Babe Ruth 112 Boston Red Sox 14
Joe Boehling 108 Washington Senators 15
Eddie Cicotte 106 Chicago White Sox 16
Ernie Shore 102 Boston Red Sox 17
Ray Fisher 97 New York Yankees 18
Doc Ayers 96 Washington Senators 19
Reb Russell 90 Chicago White Sox 20
Joe Bush 89 Philadelphia Athletics 21
Bob Shawkey 87 Philadelphia Athletics 22
New York Yankees  
Rube Foster 82 Boston Red Sox 23
Bill James 82 St. Louis Browns  
Detroit Tigers  
Joe Benz 81 Chicago White Sox 25



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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).

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.