Strikeouts : 1918 American League Top 25

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"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1918 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Walter Johnson 162 Washington Senators 1
Jim Shaw 129 Washington Senators 2
Joe Bush 125 Boston Red Sox 3
Guy Morton 123 Cleveland Indians 4
Carl Mays 114 Boston Red Sox 5
Eddie Cicotte 104 Chicago White Sox 6
Slim Love 95 New York Yankees 7
Stan Coveleski 87 Cleveland Indians 8
Scott Perry 81 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Harry Harper 78 Washington Senators 10
Hooks Dauss 73 Detroit Tigers 11
Allen Sothoron 71 St. Louis Browns 12
Rudy Kallio 70 Detroit Tigers 13
Doc Ayers 67 Washington Senators 14
Bernie Boland 63 Detroit Tigers 15
Vean Gregg 63 Philadelphia Athletics  
George Mogridge 62 New York Yankees 17
Dave Davenport 60 St. Louis Browns 18
Ray Caldwell 59 New York Yankees 19
Jim Bagby 57 Cleveland Indians 20
Allen Russell 54 New York Yankees 21
Dave Danforth 48 Chicago White Sox 22
Eric Erickson 48 Detroit Tigers  
Bert Gallia 48 St. Louis Browns  
Dutch Leonard 47 Boston Red Sox 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).