Strikeouts : 1957 National League Top 25

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1957 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jack Sanford 188 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Moe Drabowsky 170 Chicago Cubs 2
Dick Drott 170 Chicago Cubs  
Sam Jones 154 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Don Drysdale 148 Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Bob Friend 143 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Harvey Haddix 136 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Robin Roberts 128 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Sandy Koufax 122 Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Brooks Lawrence 121 Cincinnati Redlegs 10
Bob Buhl 117 Milwaukee Braves 11
Johnny Antonelli 114 New York Giants 12
Warren Spahn 111 Milwaukee Braves 13
Johnny Podres 109 Brooklyn Dodgers 14
Don Elston 103 Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Chicago Cubs  
Bob Rush 103 Chicago Cubs  
Luis Arroyo 101 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Johnny Klippstein 99 Cincinnati Redlegs 18
Joe Nuxhall 99 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Larry Jackson 96 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Don Cardwell 92 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Ruben Gomez 92 New York Giants  
Curt Simmons 92 Philadelphia Phillies  
Herm Wehmeier 91 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Danny McDevitt 90 Brooklyn Dodgers 25



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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?

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.