Strikeouts : 1925 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1925 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lefty Grove 116 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Walter Johnson 108 Washington Senators 2
Howard Ehmke 95 Boston Red Sox 3
Slim Harriss 95 Philadelphia Athletics  
Sam Jones 92 New York Yankees 5
Herb Pennock 88 New York Yankees 6
Waite Hoyt 86 New York Yankees 7
Milt Gaston 84 St. Louis Browns 8
Earl Whitehill 83 Detroit Tigers 9
Rube Walberg 82 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Ted Blankenship 81 Chicago White Sox 11
Bob Shawkey 81 New York Yankees  
Sam Gray 80 Philadelphia Athletics 13
Urban Shocker 74 New York Yankees 14
Red Faber 71 Chicago White Sox 15
Dutch Ruether 68 Washington Senators 16
George Uhle 68 Cleveland Indians  
Eddie Rommel 67 Philadelphia Athletics 18
Dutch Leonard 65 Detroit Tigers 19
Red Ruffing 64 Boston Red Sox 20
Joe Bush 63 St. Louis Browns 21
Elam Vangilder 61 St. Louis Browns 22
Stan Coveleski 58 Washington Senators 23
Hooks Dauss 58 Detroit Tigers  
Dixie Davis 58 St. Louis Browns  



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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.