Strikeouts : 1968 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)
 

1968 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bob Gibson 268 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Fergie Jenkins 260 Chicago Cubs 2
Bill Singer 227 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Juan Marichal 218 San Francisco Giants 4
Ray Sadecki 206 San Francisco Giants 5
Tom Seaver 205 New York Mets 6
Chris Short 202 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Dave Giusti 186 Houston Astros 8
Jim Maloney 181 Cincinnati Reds 9
Jerry Koosman 178 New York Mets 10
Don Wilson 175 Houston Astros 11
Gaylord Perry 173 San Francisco Giants 12
Bob Veale 171 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Steve Carlton 162 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Don Sutton 162 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Larry Dierker 161 Houston Astros 16
Pat Jarvis 157 Atlanta Braves 17
Don Drysdale 155 Los Angeles Dodgers 18
Woodie Fryman 151 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Ken Holtzman 151 Chicago Cubs  
Bill Hands 148 Chicago Cubs 21
Denny Lemaster 146 Houston Astros 22
Nelson Briles 141 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Gerry Arrigo 140 Cincinnati Reds 24
Phil Niekro 140 Atlanta Braves  



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.

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.

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.