Strikeouts : 1917 National 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)
 

1917 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Grover Alexander 200 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Hippo Vaughn 195 Chicago Cubs 2
Phil Douglas 151 Chicago Cubs 3
Ferdie Schupp 147 New York Giants 4
Pete Schneider 138 Cincinnati Reds 5
Joe Oeschger 123 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Fred Toney 123 Cincinnati Reds  
Eppa Rixey 121 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Rube Marquard 117 Brooklyn Robins 9
Leon Cadore 115 Brooklyn Robins 10
Jeff Pfeffer 115 Brooklyn Robins  
Bill Doak 111 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Jesse Barnes 107 Boston Braves 13
Bob Steele 105 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Larry Cheney 102 Brooklyn Robins 15
Art Nehf 101 Boston Braves 16
Lee Meadows 100 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Wilbur Cooper 99 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Lefty Tyler 98 Boston Braves 19
Dick Rudolph 96 Boston Braves 20
Frank Miller 92 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Jeff Tesreau 85 New York Giants 22
Claude Hendrix 81 Chicago Cubs 23
Hod Eller 77 Cincinnati Reds 24
Burleigh Grimes 72 Pittsburgh Pirates 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.

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.