Top 25 Strikeouts in 1927 in the National League

Strikeouts : 1927 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)

1927 Strikeouts Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Strikeouts Team Rank

Dazzy Vance 184 Brooklyn Robins 1

Charlie Root 145 Chicago Cubs 2

Jakie May 121 Cincinnati Reds 3

Burleigh Grimes 102 New York Giants 4

Jesse Petty 101 Brooklyn Robins 5

Jumbo Elliott 99 Brooklyn Robins 6

Carmen Hill 95 Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Larry Benton 90 Boston Braves 8

New York Giants

Hub Pruett 90 Philadelphia Phillies

Jesse Haines 89 St. Louis Cardinals 10

Vic Aldridge 86 Pittsburgh Pirates 11

Lee Meadows 84 Pittsburgh Pirates 12

Bob Smith 81 Boston Braves 13

Freddie Fitzsimmons 78 New York Giants 14

Dolf Luque 76 Cincinnati Reds 15

Alex Ferguson 73 Philadelphia Phillies 16

Doug McWeeny 73 Brooklyn Robins

Jack Scott 69 Philadelphia Phillies 18

Virgil Barnes 66 New York Giants 19

Sheriff Blake 64 Chicago Cubs 20

Kent Greenfield 63 New York Giants 21

Boston Braves

Ray Kremer 63 Pittsburgh Pirates

Guy Bush 62 Chicago Cubs 23

Bill Sherdel 59 St. Louis Cardinals 24

Red Lucas 51 Cincinnati Reds 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).

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

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?

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