1897 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Doc McJames	156	Washington Senators	1
Joe Corbett	149	Baltimore Orioles	2
Cy Seymour	149	New York Giants
Amos Rusie	135	New York Giants	4
Kid Nichols	127	Boston Beaneaters	5
Clark Griffith	102	Chicago Colts	6
Frank Killen	99	Pittsburgh Pirates	7
Ted Breitenstein	98	Cincinnati Reds	8
Fred Klobedanz	92	Boston Beaneaters	9
Pink Hawley	88	Pittsburgh Pirates	10
Win Mercer	88	Washington Senators
Jack Taylor	88	Philadelphia Phillies
Cy Young	88	Cleveland Spiders
Harley Payne	86	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	14
Jouett Meekin	83	New York Giants	15
Brickyard Kennedy	81	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	16
Chick Fraser	70	Louisville Colonels	17
Jerry Nops	69	Baltimore Orioles	18
Zeke Wilson	69	Cleveland Spiders
Bill Hart	67	St. Louis Browns	20
Ted Lewis	65	Boston Beaneaters	21
Billy Rhines	65	Cincinnati Reds
Red Donahue	64	St. Louis Browns	23
Al Orth	64	Philadelphia Phillies
Bill Hoffer	62	Baltimore Orioles	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). 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?