1989 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Jose DeLeon	201	St. Louis Cardinals	1
Tim Belcher	200	Los Angeles Dodgers	2
Sid Fernandez	198	New York Mets	3
David Cone	190	New York Mets	4
Bruce Hurst	179	San Diego Padres	5
Orel Hershiser	178	Los Angeles Dodgers	6
Mark Langston	175	Montreal Expos	7
Mike Scott	172	Houston Astros	8
John Smoltz	168	Atlanta Braves	9
Ken Howell	164	Philadelphia Phillies	10
Kevin Gross	158	Montreal Expos	11
Ron Darling	153	New York Mets	12
Jim Deshaies	153	Houston Astros
Rick Sutcliffe	153	Chicago Cubs
Pascual Perez	152	Montreal Expos	15
Mike Bielecki	147	Chicago Cubs	16
Dennis Martinez	142	Montreal Expos	17
Rob Dibble	141	Cincinnati Reds	18
Greg Maddux	135	Chicago Cubs	19
Bryn Smith	129	Montreal Expos	20
Joe Magrane	127	St. Louis Cardinals	21
Doug Drabek	123	Pittsburgh Pirates	22
Tim Leary	123	Los Angeles Dodgers
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John Smiley	123	Pittsburgh Pirates
Scott Garrelts	119	San Francisco Giants	25
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second). 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? 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.