Strikeouts : 1967 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)
 

1967 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jim Lonborg 246 Boston Red Sox 1
Sam McDowell 236 Cleveland Indians 2
Dean Chance 220 Minnesota Twins 3
Luis Tiant 219 Cleveland Indians 4
Gary Peters 215 Chicago White Sox 5
Jim Kaat 211 Minnesota Twins 6
Dave Boswell 204 Minnesota Twins 7
Catfish Hunter 196 Kansas City Athletics 8
Jim Nash 186 Kansas City Athletics 9
Earl Wilson 184 Detroit Tigers 10
Tom Phoebus 179 Baltimore Orioles 11
Mickey Lolich 174 Detroit Tigers 12
Al Downing 171 New York Yankees 13
George Brunet 165 California Angels 14
Denny McLain 161 Detroit Tigers 15
Jim Merritt 161 Minnesota Twins  
Gary Bell 154 Cleveland Indians 17
Boston Red Sox  
Joe Sparma 153 Detroit Tigers 18
Mel Stottlemyre 151 New York Yankees 19
Steve Hargan 141 Cleveland Indians 20
Jim McGlothlin 137 California Angels 21
Sonny Siebert 136 Cleveland Indians 22
Pete Richert 131 Washington Senators 23
Baltimore Orioles  
Phil Ortega 122 Washington Senators 24
Steve Barber 118 Baltimore Orioles 25
New York Yankees  



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.

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).

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.