Top 25 Strikeouts in 1937 in the National League

Strikeouts : 1937 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)

1937 Strikeouts Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Strikeouts Team Rank

Carl Hubbell 159 New York Giants 1

Lee Grissom 149 Cincinnati Reds 2

Cy Blanton 143 Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Cliff Melton 142 New York Giants 4

Wayne LaMaster 135 Philadelphia Phillies 5

Claude Passeau 135 Philadelphia Phillies

Van Mungo 122 Brooklyn Dodgers 7

Dizzy Dean 120 St. Louis Cardinals 8

Russ Bauers 118 Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Bill Lee 108 Chicago Cubs 10

Tex Carleton 105 Chicago Cubs 11

Bob Weiland 105 St. Louis Cardinals

Larry French 100 Chicago Cubs 13

Hal Schumacher 100 New York Giants

Roy Henshaw 98 Brooklyn Dodgers 15

Paul Derringer 94 Cincinnati Reds 16

Luke Hamlin 93 Brooklyn Dodgers 17

Bucky Walters 87 Philadelphia Phillies 18

Lon Warneke 87 St. Louis Cardinals

Bill Swift 84 Pittsburgh Pirates 20

Slick Castleman 78 New York Giants 21

Clay Bryant 75 Chicago Cubs 22

Ed Brandt 74 Pittsburgh Pirates 23

Al Hollingsworth 74 Cincinnati Reds

Charlie Root 74 Chicago Cubs

Name Strikeouts Team Rank

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.

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 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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