Strikeouts : 1960 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

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1960 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Don Drysdale 246 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Sandy Koufax 197 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Sam Jones 190 San Francisco Giants 3
Ernie Broglio 188 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Bob Friend 183 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Stan Williams 175 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Larry Jackson 171 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Johnny Podres 159 Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Mike McCormick 154 San Francisco Giants 9
Warren Spahn 154 Milwaukee Braves  
Don Cardwell 150 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Chicago Cubs  
Billy O'Dell 145 San Francisco Giants 12
Glen Hobbie 134 Chicago Cubs 13
Jack Sanford 125 San Francisco Giants 14
Jim O'Toole 124 Cincinnati Reds 15
Robin Roberts 122 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Bob Buhl 121 Milwaukee Braves 17
Vern Law 120 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Gene Conley 117 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Bob Anderson 115 Chicago Cubs 20
Larry Sherry 114 Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Vinegar Bend Mizell 113 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Carl Willey 109 Milwaukee Braves 23
Lindy McDaniel 105 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Jay Hook 103 Cincinnati Reds 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?

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.