Top 25 Strikeouts in 1944 in the National League

Strikeouts : 1944 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)

1944 Strikeouts Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Strikeouts Team Rank

Bill Voiselle 161 New York Giants 1

Max Lanier 141 St. Louis Cardinals 2

Al Javery 137 Boston Braves 3

Ken Raffensberger 136 Philadelphia Phillies 4

Mort Cooper 97 St. Louis Cardinals 5

Fritz Ostermueller 97 Brooklyn Dodgers

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hal Gregg 92 Brooklyn Dodgers 7

Rube Melton 91 Brooklyn Dodgers 8

Claude Passeau 89 Chicago Cubs 9

Harry Brecheen 88 St. Louis Cardinals 10

Preacher Roe 88 Pittsburgh Pirates

Rip Sewell 87 Pittsburgh Pirates 12

Hank Wyse 86 Chicago Cubs 13

Charley Schanz 84 Philadelphia Phillies 14

Jim Tobin 83 Boston Braves 15

Paul Erickson 82 Chicago Cubs 16

Ewald Pyle 79 New York Giants 17

Bucky Walters 77 Cincinnati Reds 18

Nate Andrews 76 Boston Braves 19

Dick Barrett 74 Philadelphia Phillies 20

Harry Feldman 70 New York Giants 21

Ted Wilks 70 St. Louis Cardinals

Paul Derringer 69 Chicago Cubs 23

Al Gerheauser 66 Philadelphia Phillies 24

Tommy de la Cruz 65 Cincinnati Reds 25

Name Strikeouts Team Rank

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?

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

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.

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