1889 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
John Clarkson	284	Boston Beaneaters	1
Tim Keefe	225	New York Giants	2
Harry Staley	159	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	3
Charlie Buffinton	153	Philadelphia Phillies	4
Charlie Getzien	139	Indianapolis Hoosiers	5
Bill Hutchinson	136	Chicago White Stockings	6
Ed Crane	130	New York Giants	7
Ed Beatin	126	Cleveland Spiders	8
Mickey Welch	125	New York Giants	9
Ben Sanders	123	Philadelphia Phillies	10
Darby O'Brien	122	Cleveland Spiders	11
Amos Rusie	109	Indianapolis Hoosiers	12
George Haddock	106	Washington Senators	13
Jersey Bakley	105	Cleveland Spiders	14
John Tener	105	Chicago White Stockings
Old Hoss Radbourn	99	Boston Beaneaters	16
Henry Boyle	97	Indianapolis Hoosiers	17
Ad Gumbert	91	Chicago White Stockings	18
George Keefe	90	Washington Senators	19
Alex Ferson	85	Washington Senators	20
Pud Galvin	77	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	21
Henry Gruber	74	Cleveland Spiders	22
John Healy	71	Washington Senators	23
		Chicago White Stockings
Dan Casey	65	Philadelphia Phillies	24
Kid Gleason	64	Philadelphia Phillies	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). 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. 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.