Strikeouts : 1906 American League 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1906 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rube Waddell 196 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Cy Falkenberg 178 Washington Senators 2
Ed Walsh 171 Chicago White Sox 3
Otto Hess 167 Cleveland Naps 4
Chief Bender 159 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Jack Chesbro 152 New York Highlanders 6
Harry Howell 140 St. Louis Browns 7
Cy Young 140 Boston Americans  
Al Orth 133 New York Highlanders 9
Jack Powell 132 St. Louis Browns 10
George Mullin 123 Detroit Tigers 11
Eddie Plank 108 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Bill Hogg 107 New York Highlanders 13
Jimmy Dygert 106 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Addie Joss 106 Cleveland Naps  
Charlie Smith 105 Washington Senators 16
Nick Altrock 99 Chicago White Sox 17
Joe Harris 99 Boston Americans  
Fred Glade 96 St. Louis Browns 19
Case Patten 96 Washington Senators  
Doc White 95 Chicago White Sox 21
Barney Pelty 92 St. Louis Browns 22
Jack Coombs 90 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Tom Hughes 90 Washington Senators  
Bob Rhoads 89 Cleveland Naps 25



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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.