1884 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the American Association
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Guy Hecker	385	Louisville Colonels	1
Hardie Henderson	346	Baltimore Orioles	2
Tim Keefe	334	New York Metropolitans	3
Tony Mullane	325	Toledo Blue Stockings	4
Larry McKeon	308	Indianapolis Blues	5
Ed Morris	302	Columbus Colts	6
Jack Lynch	292	New York Metropolitans	7
Bobby Mathews	286	Philadelphia Athletics	8
Bob Emslie	264	Baltimore Orioles	9
Adonis Terry	230	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	10
Bob Barr	207	Washington Nationals	11
		Indianapolis Blues
Fleury Sullivan	189	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	12
Hank O'Day	163	Toledo Blue Stockings	13
Frank Mountain	156	Columbus Colts	14
Daisy Davis	143	St. Louis Browns	15
Jumbo McGinnis	141	St. Louis Browns	16
Billy Taylor	130	Philadelphia Athletics	17
Sam Kimber	122	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	18
Will White	118	Cincinnati Red Stockings	19
Pete Meegan	106	Richmond Virginias	20
Bill Mountjoy	96	Cincinnati Red Stockings	21
Dave Foutz	95	St. Louis Browns	22
Al Atkinson	93	Philadelphia Athletics	23
Jack Neagle	85	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	24
Gus Shallix	78	Cincinnati Red Stockings	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). 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. 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.