Strikeouts : 1934 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1934 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dizzy Dean 195 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Van Mungo 184 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Paul Dean 150 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Lon Warneke 143 Chicago Cubs 4
Paul Derringer 122 Cincinnati Reds 5
Carl Hubbell 118 New York Giants 6
Hal Schumacher 112 New York Giants 7
Pat Malone 111 Chicago Cubs 8
Ed Brandt 106 Boston Braves 9
Waite Hoyt 105 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Bill Lee 104 Chicago Cubs 11
Tex Carleton 103 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Larry French 103 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Curt Davis 99 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Jim Weaver 98 Chicago Cubs 15
Si Johnson 89 Cincinnati Reds 16
Roy Parmelee 83 New York Giants 17
Bill Swift 81 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Fred Frankhouse 78 Boston Braves 19
Bill Walker 76 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Guy Bush 75 Chicago Cubs 21
Freddie Fitzsimmons 73 New York Giants 22
Phil Collins 72 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Ralph Birkofer 71 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Bill Hallahan 70 St. Louis Cardinals 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.