Strikeouts : 1891 American Association Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1891 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Jack Stivetts 259 St. Louis Browns 1
Phil Knell 228 Columbus Colts 2
Sadie McMahon 219 Baltimore Orioles 3
Gus Weyhing 219 Philadelphia Athletics  
Elton Chamberlain 204 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Kid Carsey 174 Washington Senators 6
Willie McGill 173 Cincinnati Porkers 7
St. Louis Browns  
Frank Foreman 170 Washington Senators 8
George Haddock 169 Boston Red Stockings 9
Charlie Buffinton 158 Boston Red Stockings 10
Jouett Meekin 144 Louisville Colonels 11
Frank Dwyer 128 Cincinnati Porkers 12
Milwaukee Brewers  
Ed Crane 122 Cincinnati Porkers 13
Warren Fitzgerald 110 Louisville Colonels 14
Hank Gastright 109 Columbus Colts 15
Clark Griffith 88 St. Louis Browns 16
Boston Red Stockings  
Darby O'Brien 87 Boston Red Stockings 17
Willard Mains 78 Cincinnati Porkers 18
Milwaukee Brewers  
Red Ehret 76 Louisville Colonels 19
Jack Easton 74 Columbus Colts 20
St. Louis Browns  
Bill Daley 68 Boston Red Stockings 21
John Dolan 68 Columbus Colts  
Kid Madden 62 Boston Red Stockings 23
Baltimore Orioles  
George Davies 61 Milwaukee Brewers 24
Bert Cunningham 59 Baltimore Orioles 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?

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.

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