Strikeouts : 1935 American League Top 25

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1935 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Tommy Bridges 163 Detroit Tigers 1
Schoolboy Rowe 140 Detroit Tigers 2
Lefty Gomez 138 New York Yankees 3
Lefty Grove 121 Boston Red Sox 4
Johnny Allen 113 New York Yankees 5
Wes Ferrell 110 Boston Red Sox 6
Earl Whitehill 102 Washington Senators 7
Johnny Marcum 99 Philadelphia Athletics 8
Mel Harder 95 Cleveland Indians 9
Monte Pearson 90 Cleveland Indians 10
Russ Van Atta 90 New York Yankees  
St. Louis Browns  
Bobo Newsom 87 St. Louis Browns 12
Washington Senators  
Thornton Lee 81 Cleveland Indians 13
Red Ruffing 81 New York Yankees  
Whitey Wilshere 80 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Johnny Broaca 78 New York Yankees 16
Bump Hadley 77 Washington Senators 17
Sugar Cain 73 Philadelphia Athletics 18
St. Louis Browns  
John Whitehead 72 Chicago White Sox 19
Fay Thomas 67 St. Louis Browns 20
Vern Kennedy 65 Chicago White Sox 21
Les Tietje 64 Chicago White Sox 22
Elden Auker 63 Detroit Tigers 23
Alvin Crowder 59 Detroit Tigers 24
Bill Dietrich 59 Philadelphia Athletics  



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.

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?

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).