1888 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Tim Keefe	335	New York Giants	1
John Clarkson	223	Boston Beaneaters	2
Charlie Getzien	202	Detroit Wolverines	3
Charlie Buffinton	199	Philadelphia Phillies	4
Hank O'Day	186	Washington Senators	5
Pete Conway	176	Detroit Wolverines	6
Mickey Welch	167	New York Giants	7
Gus Krock	161	Chicago White Stockings	8
Mark Baldwin	157	Chicago White Stockings	9
George Van Haltren	139	Chicago White Stockings	10
Ed Morris	135	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	11
Bill Sowders	132	Boston Beaneaters	12
Cannonball Titcomb	129	New York Giants	13
John Healy	124	Indianapolis Hoosiers	14
Ben Sanders	121	Philadelphia Phillies	15
Dan Casey	108	Philadelphia Phillies	16
Pud Galvin	107	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	17
Lev Shreve	101	Indianapolis Hoosiers	18
Henry Boyle	98	Indianapolis Hoosiers	19
Kid Gleason	89	Philadelphia Phillies	20
Harry Staley	89	Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Jim Whitney	79	Washington Senators	22
Henry Gruber	71	Detroit Wolverines	23
Old Hoss Radbourn	64	Boston Beaneaters	24
Ed Crane	58	New York Giants	25
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	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. 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).