2006 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Johan Santana	245	Minnesota Twins	1
Jeremy Bonderman	202	Detroit Tigers	2
John Lackey	190	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3
Javier Vazquez	184	Chicago White Sox	4
Curt Schilling	183	Boston Red Sox	5
Dan Haren	176	Oakland Athletics	6
Felix Hernandez	176	Seattle Mariners
Randy Johnson	172	New York Yankees	8
Mike Mussina	172	New York Yankees
C.C. Sabathia	172	Cleveland Indians
Erik Bedard	171	Baltimore Orioles	11
Scott Kazmir	163	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	12
Ted Lilly	160	Toronto Blue Jays	13
Josh Beckett	158	Boston Red Sox	14
Daniel Cabrera	157	Baltimore Orioles	15
Kevin Millwood	157	Texas Rangers
Gil Meche	156	Seattle Mariners	17
Vicente Padilla	156	Texas Rangers
Barry Zito	151	Oakland Athletics	19
Kelvim Escobar	147	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	20
Francisco Liriano	144	Minnesota Twins	21
Ervin Santana	141	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	22
Nate Robertson	137	Detroit Tigers	23
Rodrigo Lopez	136	Baltimore Orioles	24
Freddy Garcia	135	Chicago White Sox	25
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	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. 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.