1988 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Roger Clemens	291	Boston Red Sox	1
Mark Langston	235	Seattle Mariners	2
Frank Viola	193	Minnesota Twins	3
Teddy Higuera	192	Milwaukee Brewers	4
Dave Stewart	192	Oakland Athletics
Mark Gubicza	183	Kansas City Royals	6
Mike Moore	182	Seattle Mariners	7
Greg Swindell	180	Cleveland Indians	8
Charlie Hough	174	Texas Rangers	9
Bret Saberhagen	171	Kansas City Royals	10
Jack Morris	168	Detroit Tigers	11
Bruce Hurst	166	Boston Red Sox	12
Bob Welch	158	Oakland Athletics	13
Jose Guzman	157	Texas Rangers	14
Mike Boddicker	156	Baltimore Orioles	15
		Boston Red Sox
Bobby Witt	148	Texas Rangers	16
Dave Stieb	147	Toronto Blue Jays	17
Bert Blyleven	145	Minnesota Twins	18
Melido Perez	138	Chicago White Sox	19
Tom Candiotti	137	Cleveland Indians	20
Mike Witt	133	California Angels	21
Storm Davis	127	Oakland Athletics	22
Frank Tanana	127	Detroit Tigers
Doyle Alexander	126	Detroit Tigers	24
Charlie Leibrandt	125	Kansas City Royals	25
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	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). 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? 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.