Strikeouts : 1958 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1958 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Early Wynn 179 Chicago White Sox 1
Jim Bunning 177 Detroit Tigers 2
Bob Turley 168 New York Yankees 3
Jack Harshman 161 Baltimore Orioles 4
Camilo Pascual 146 Washington Senators 5
Whitey Ford 145 New York Yankees 6
Billy Pierce 144 Chicago White Sox 7
Billy O'Dell 137 Baltimore Orioles 8
Paul Foytack 135 Detroit Tigers 9
Ralph Terry 134 Kansas City Athletics 10
Pedro Ramos 132 Washington Senators 11
Frank Lary 131 Detroit Tigers 12
Dick Donovan 127 Chicago White Sox 13
Tom Brewer 124 Boston Red Sox 14
Mudcat Grant 111 Cleveland Indians 15
Russ Kemmerer 111 Washington Senators  
Gary Bell 110 Cleveland Indians 17
Ray Herbert 108 Kansas City Athletics 18
Frank Sullivan 103 Boston Red Sox 19
Ray Narleski 102 Cleveland Indians 20
Cal McLish 97 Cleveland Indians 21
Billy Hoeft 94 Detroit Tigers 22
Dick Tomanek 92 Cleveland Indians 23
Kansas City Athletics  
Hoyt Wilhelm 92 Cleveland Indians  
Baltimore Orioles  
Arnie Portocarrero 90 Baltimore Orioles 25



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).

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.

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?