2007 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Scott Kazmir	239	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	1
Johan Santana	235	Minnesota Twins	2
Erik Bedard	221	Baltimore Orioles	3
Javier Vazquez	213	Chicago White Sox	4
C.C. Sabathia	209	Cleveland Indians	5
Daisuke Matsuzaka	201	Boston Red Sox	6
Josh Beckett	194	Boston Red Sox	7
Dan Haren	192	Oakland Athletics	8
James Shields	184	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	9
Justin Verlander	183	Detroit Tigers	10
John Lackey	179	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	11
A.J. Burnett	176	Toronto Blue Jays	12
Daniel Cabrera	166	Baltimore Orioles	13
Felix Hernandez	165	Seattle Mariners	14
Kelvim Escobar	160	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	15
Gil Meche	156	Kansas City Royals	16
Chad Gaudin	154	Oakland Athletics	17
Jeremy Bonderman	145	Detroit Tigers	18
Dustin McGowan	144	Toronto Blue Jays	19
Andy Pettitte	141	New York Yankees	20
Joe Blanton	140	Oakland Athletics	21
Roy Halladay	139	Toronto Blue Jays	22
Fausto Carmona	137	Cleveland Indians	23
Boof Bonser	136	Minnesota Twins	24
Miguel Batista	133	Seattle Mariners	25
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	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. 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.