1989 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Nolan Ryan	301	Texas Rangers	1
Roger Clemens	230	Boston Red Sox	2
Bret Saberhagen	193	Kansas City Royals	3
Chris Bosio	173	Milwaukee Brewers	4
Mark Gubicza	173	Kansas City Royals
Mike Moore	172	Oakland Athletics	6
Bobby Witt	166	Texas Rangers	7
Chuck Finley	156	California Angels	8
Dave Stewart	155	Oakland Athletics	9
Tom Gordon	153	Kansas City Royals	10
Frank Tanana	147	Detroit Tigers	11
Mike Boddicker	145	Boston Red Sox	12
Melido Perez	141	Chicago White Sox	13
Scott Bankhead	140	Seattle Mariners	14
Frank Viola	138	Minnesota Twins	15
Bob Welch	137	Oakland Athletics	16
John Farrell	132	Cleveland Indians	17
Bert Blyleven	131	California Angels	18
Greg Swindell	129	Cleveland Indians	19
Tom Candiotti	124	Cleveland Indians	20
Mike Witt	123	California Angels	21
Duane Ward	122	Toronto Blue Jays	22
Jimmy Key	118	Toronto Blue Jays	23
Tom Henke	116	Toronto Blue Jays	24
Jim Abbott	115	California Angels	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). 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? 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.