Strikeouts : 1884 National League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1884 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Old Hoss Radbourn 441 Providence Grays 1
Charlie Buffinton 417 Boston Beaneaters 2
Pud Galvin 369 Buffalo Bisons 3
Mickey Welch 345 New York Gothams 4
Larry Corcoran 272 Chicago White Stockings 5
Jim Whitney 270 Boston Beaneaters 6
Charlie Ferguson 194 Philadelphia Phillies 7
John Harkins 192 Cleveland Blues 8
Jim McCormick 182 Cleveland Blues 9
Billy Serad 150 Buffalo Bisons 10
Charlie Sweeney 145 Providence Grays 11
Dupee Shaw 142 Detroit Wolverines 12
Frank Meinke 124 Detroit Wolverines 13
Charlie Getzien 107 Detroit Wolverines 14
Bill Vinton 105 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Ed Begley 104 New York Gothams 16
John Clarkson 102 Chicago White Stockings 17
Stump Wiedman 96 Detroit Wolverines 18
Mike Dorgan 90 New York Gothams 19
Sam Moffett 84 Cleveland Blues 20
Jim McElroy 45 Philadelphia Phillies 21
John Coleman 37 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Fred Goldsmith 34 Chicago White Stockings 23
Ed Conley 33 Providence Grays 24
John Connor 29 Boston Beaneaters 25



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?

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