Strikeouts : 1977 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)
 

1977 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Nolan Ryan 341 California Angels 1
Dennis Leonard 244 Kansas City Royals 2
Frank Tanana 205 California Angels 3
Jim Palmer 193 Baltimore Orioles 4
Dennis Eckersley 191 Cleveland Indians 5
Dave Goltz 186 Minnesota Twins 6
Bert Blyleven 182 Texas Rangers 7
Gaylord Perry 177 Texas Rangers 8
Ron Guidry 176 New York Yankees 9
Vida Blue 157 Oakland Athletics 10
Mike Flanagan 149 Baltimore Orioles 11
Jim Bibby 141 Cleveland Indians 12
Rick Langford 141 Oakland Athletics  
Jerry Garvin 127 Toronto Blue Jays 14
Ken Kravec 125 Chicago White Sox 15
Steve Stone 124 Chicago White Sox 16
Luis Tiant 124 Boston Red Sox  
Pete Vuckovich 123 Toronto Blue Jays 18
Francisco Barrios 119 Chicago White Sox 19
Wayne Garland 118 Cleveland Indians 20
Don Gullett 116 New York Yankees 21
John Hiller 115 Detroit Tigers 22
Bill Campbell 114 Boston Red Sox 23
Jesse Jefferson 114 Toronto Blue Jays  
Moose Haas 113 Milwaukee Brewers 25



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

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.