Strikeouts : 1976 American League Top 25

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"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1976 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Nolan Ryan 327 California Angels 1
Frank Tanana 261 California Angels 2
Bert Blyleven 219 Minnesota Twins 3
Texas Rangers  
Dennis Eckersley 200 Cleveland Indians 4
Catfish Hunter 173 New York Yankees 5
Vida Blue 166 Oakland Athletics 6
Jim Palmer 159 Baltimore Orioles 7
Dennis Leonard 150 Kansas City Royals 8
Gaylord Perry 143 Texas Rangers 9
Fergie Jenkins 142 Boston Red Sox 10
Jim Slaton 138 Milwaukee Brewers 11
Goose Gossage 135 Chicago White Sox 12
Dave Goltz 133 Minnesota Twins 13
Luis Tiant 131 Boston Red Sox 14
Bill Travers 120 Milwaukee Brewers 15
Ed Figueroa 119 New York Yankees 16
Pat Dobson 117 Cleveland Indians 17
John Hiller 117 Detroit Tigers  
Bill Campbell 115 Minnesota Twins 19
Mike Torrez 115 Oakland Athletics  
Rollie Fingers 113 Oakland Athletics 21
Wayne Garland 113 Baltimore Orioles  
Jim Kern 111 Cleveland Indians 23
Rudy May 109 New York Yankees 24
Baltimore Orioles  
Doug Bird 107 Kansas City Royals 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?

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.