Top 25 Strikeouts in 2005 in the American League

Strikeouts : 2005 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)

2005 Strikeouts Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Strikeouts Team Rank

Johan Santana 238 Minnesota Twins 1

Randy Johnson 211 New York Yankees 2

John Lackey 199 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3

Scott Kazmir 174 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4

Barry Zito 171 Oakland Athletics 5

Dan Haren 163 Oakland Athletics 6

C.C. Sabathia 161 Cleveland Indians 7

Daniel Cabrera 157 Baltimore Orioles 8

Bartolo Colon 157 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Jose Contreras 154 Chicago White Sox 10

Tim Wakefield 151 Boston Red Sox 11

Mark Buehrle 149 Chicago White Sox 12

Matt Clement 146 Boston Red Sox 13

Freddy Garcia 146 Chicago White Sox

Kevin Millwood 146 Cleveland Indians

Jeremy Bonderman 145 Detroit Tigers 16

Cliff Lee 143 Cleveland Indians 17

Mike Mussina 142 New York Yankees 18

Chris Young 137 Texas Rangers 19

Bruce Chen 133 Baltimore Orioles 20

Casey Fossum 128 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 21

Erik Bedard 125 Baltimore Orioles 22

Nate Robertson 122 Detroit Tigers 23

Gustavo Chacin 121 Toronto Blue Jays 24

Rich Harden 121 Oakland Athletics

Name Strikeouts Team Rank

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.

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?

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