Strikeouts : 1882 American Association 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1882 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Tony Mullane 170 Louisville Eclipse 1
Harry Salisbury 135 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 2
Jumbo McGinnis 134 St. Louis Brown Stockings 3
Will White 122 Cincinnati Red Stockings 4
Sam Weaver 104 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Doc Landis 75 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Baltimore Orioles  
Denny Driscoll 59 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 7
Bill Sweeney 48 Philadelphia Athletics 8
Harry Arundel 47 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 9
John Schappert 38 St. Louis Brown Stockings 10
Bert Dorr 34 St. Louis Brown Stockings 11
Guy Hecker 33 Louisville Eclipse 12
Harry McCormick 33 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
John Reccius 31 Louisville Eclipse 14
Tricky Nichols 21 Baltimore Orioles 15
Frank Mountain 15 Philadelphia Athletics 16
Bill Geis 10 Baltimore Orioles 17
Harry Wheeler 10 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Bill Wise 9 Baltimore Orioles 19
Jack Leary 7 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 20
Baltimore Orioles  
Henry Myers 7 Baltimore Orioles  
Morrie Critchley 5 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 22
St. Louis Brown Stockings  
John Doyle 5 St. Louis Brown Stockings  
Ed Halbriter 4 Philadelphia Athletics 24
Eddie Hogan 4 St. Louis Brown Stockings  



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?

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