Strikeouts : 1966 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"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)
 

1966 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Sam McDowell 225 Cleveland Indians 1
Jim Kaat 205 Minnesota Twins 2
Earl Wilson 200 Boston Red Sox 3
Detroit Tigers  
Pete Richert 195 Washington Senators 4
Gary Bell 194 Cleveland Indians 5
Denny McLain 192 Detroit Tigers 6
Dean Chance 180 California Angels 7
Dave Boswell 173 Minnesota Twins 8
Mickey Lolich 173 Detroit Tigers  
Sonny Siebert 163 Cleveland Indians 10
Dave McNally 158 Baltimore Orioles 11
Al Downing 152 New York Yankees 12
George Brunet 148 California Angels 13
Jim Palmer 147 Baltimore Orioles 14
Mel Stottlemyre 146 New York Yankees 15
Luis Tiant 145 Cleveland Indians 16
Tommy John 138 Chicago White Sox 17
Steve Hargan 132 Cleveland Indians 18
Marcelino Lopez 132 California Angels  
Jim Lonborg 131 Boston Red Sox 20
Gary Peters 129 Chicago White Sox 21
Joe Horlen 124 Chicago White Sox 22
Jim Merritt 124 Minnesota Twins  
Jim Perry 122 Minnesota Twins 24
Phil Ortega 121 Washington Senators 25



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.

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?

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.