Strikeouts : 1990 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1990 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

David Cone 233 New York Mets 1
Dwight Gooden 223 New York Mets 2
Ramon Martinez 223 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Frank Viola 182 New York Mets 4
Sid Fernandez 181 New York Mets 5
John Smoltz 170 Atlanta Braves 6
Jose DeLeon 164 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Bruce Hurst 162 San Diego Padres 8
Dennis Martinez 156 Montreal Expos 9
Jose Rijo 152 Cincinnati Reds 10
Greg Maddux 144 Chicago Cubs 11
Andy Benes 140 San Diego Padres 12
Rob Dibble 136 Cincinnati Reds 13
Mark Portugal 136 Houston Astros  
Mark Gardner 135 Montreal Expos 15
Doug Drabek 131 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Zane Smith 130 Montreal Expos 17
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tom Glavine 129 Atlanta Braves 18
Ed Whitson 127 San Diego Padres 19
Mike Scott 121 Houston Astros 20
Jim Deshaies 119 Houston Astros 21
John Burkett 118 San Francisco Giants 22
Norm Charlton 117 Cincinnati Reds 23
Fernando Valenzuela 115 Los Angeles Dodgers 24
Oil Can Boyd 113 Montreal Expos 25



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?

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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.