1947 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Ewell Blackwell	193	Cincinnati Reds	1
Ralph Branca	148	Brooklyn Dodgers	2
Johnny Sain	132	Boston Braves	3
Red Munger	123	St. Louis Cardinals	4
Warren Spahn	123	Boston Braves
Murry Dickson	111	St. Louis Cardinals	6
Kirby Higbe	109	Brooklyn Dodgers	7
		Pittsburgh Pirates
Larry Jansen	104	New York Giants	8
Dutch Leonard	103	Philadelphia Phillies	9
Johnny Schmitz	97	Chicago Cubs	10
Harry Brecheen	89	St. Louis Cardinals	11
Dave Koslo	86	New York Giants	12
Al Brazle	85	St. Louis Cardinals	13
Paul Erickson	82	Chicago Cubs	14
Johnny Vander Meer	79	Cincinnati Reds	15
Bill Voiselle	79	New York Giants
		Boston Braves
Kent Peterson	78	Cincinnati Reds	17
Joe Hatten	76	Brooklyn Dodgers	18
Hank Borowy	75	Chicago Cubs	19
Schoolboy Rowe	74	Philadelphia Phillies	20
Howie Pollet	73	St. Louis Cardinals	21
Vic Lombardi	72	Brooklyn Dodgers	22
Fritz Ostermueller	66	Pittsburgh Pirates	23
Tiny Bonham	63	Pittsburgh Pirates	24
Doyle Lade	62	Chicago Cubs	25
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro. 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.