Strikeouts : 1892 National League Top 25

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1892 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Hutchinson 314 Chicago Colts 1
Amos Rusie 288 New York Giants 2
Gus Weyhing 202 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Ed Stein 190 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 4
Kid Nichols 187 Boston Beaneaters 5
Jack Stivetts 180 Boston Beaneaters 6
Silver King 177 New York Giants 7
Ed Crane 174 New York Giants 8
Elton Chamberlain 169 Cincinnati Reds 9
Cy Young 168 Cleveland Spiders 10
George Cobb 159 Baltimore Orioles 11
Mark Baldwin 157 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
George Haddock 153 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 13
Frank Killen 147 Washington Senators 14
John Clarkson 139 Boston Beaneaters 15
Cleveland Spiders  
Tim Keefe 136 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Kid Gleason 133 St. Louis Browns 17
Ted Breitenstein 126 St. Louis Browns 18
Jouett Meekin 125 Louisville Colonels 19
Washington Senators  
Ad Gumbert 118 Chicago Colts 20
Sadie McMahon 118 Baltimore Orioles  
Phil Knell 117 Washington Senators 22
Philadelphia Phillies  
Tony Mullane 109 Cincinnati Reds 23
Brickyard Kennedy 108 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 24
Nig Cuppy 103 Cleveland Spiders 25



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.

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?

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.