1987 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Nolan Ryan	270	Houston Astros	1
Mike Scott	233	Houston Astros	2
Bob Welch	196	Los Angeles Dodgers	3
Orel Hershiser	190	Los Angeles Dodgers	4
Fernando Valenzuela	190	Los Angeles Dodgers
Rick Sutcliffe	174	Chicago Cubs	6
Ron Darling	167	New York Mets	7
Bob Sebra	156	Montreal Expos	8
Dwight Gooden	148	New York Mets	9
Jamie Moyer	147	Chicago Cubs	10
Dave Dravecky	138	San Diego Padres	11
		San Francisco Giants
Kelly Downs	137	San Francisco Giants	12
Ed Whitson	135	San Diego Padres	13
Danny Darwin	134	Houston Astros	14
Sid Fernandez	134	New York Mets
Ted Power	133	Cincinnati Reds	16
Zane Smith	130	Atlanta Braves	17
Scott Garrelts	127	San Francisco Giants	18
Lance McCullers	126	San Diego Padres	19
Don Carman	125	Philadelphia Phillies	20
Shane Rawley	123	Philadelphia Phillies	21
Doug Drabek	120	Pittsburgh Pirates	22
Tom Browning	117	Cincinnati Reds	23
Brian Fisher	117	Pittsburgh Pirates
Eric Show	117	San Diego Padres
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? 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. 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.