Strikeouts : 1965 American League Top 25

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"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
 

1965 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Sam McDowell 325 Cleveland Indians 1
Mickey Lolich 226 Detroit Tigers 2
Denny McLain 192 Detroit Tigers 3
Sonny Siebert 191 Cleveland Indians 4
Al Downing 179 New York Yankees 5
Dean Chance 164 California Angels 6
Earl Wilson 164 Boston Red Sox  
Dave Morehead 163 Boston Red Sox 8
Whitey Ford 162 New York Yankees 9
Pete Richert 161 Washington Senators 10
Mel Stottlemyre 155 New York Yankees 11
Jim Kaat 154 Minnesota Twins 12
Luis Tiant 152 Cleveland Indians 13
Mudcat Grant 142 Minnesota Twins 14
Hank Aguirre 141 Detroit Tigers 15
George Brunet 141 California Angels  
Steve Barber 130 Baltimore Orioles 17
Milt Pappas 127 Baltimore Orioles 18
Joe Sparma 127 Detroit Tigers  
Tommy John 126 Chicago White Sox 20
Joe Horlen 125 Chicago White Sox 21
Marcelino Lopez 122 California Angels 22
Dick Radatz 121 Boston Red Sox 23
Bruce Howard 120 Chicago White Sox 24
Diego Segui 119 Kansas City Athletics 25



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

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.

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.