1899 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Noodles Hahn	145	Cincinnati Reds	1
Cy Seymour	142	New York Giants	2
Sam Leever	121	Pittsburgh Pirates	3
Vic Willis	120	Boston Beaneaters	4
Ed Doheny	115	New York Giants	5
Cy Young	111	St. Louis Perfectos	6
Kid Nichols	108	Boston Beaneaters	7
Doc McJames	105	Brooklyn Superbas	8
Jay Hughes	99	Brooklyn Superbas	9
Gus Weyhing	96	Washington Senators	10
Bill Dinneen	91	Washington Senators	11
Wiley Piatt	89	Philadelphia Phillies	12
Pete Dowling	88	Louisville Colonels	13
Jack Powell	87	St. Louis Perfectos	14
Nixey Callahan	77	Chicago Orphans	15
Frank Kitson	75	Baltimore Orioles	16
Joe McGinnity	74	Baltimore Orioles	17
Clark Griffith	73	Chicago Orphans	18
Ned Garvin	69	Chicago Orphans	19
Chick Fraser	68	Philadelphia Phillies	20
Deacon Phillippe	68	Louisville Colonels
Jack Taylor	67	Chicago Orphans	22
Jesse Tannehill	61	Pittsburgh Pirates	23
Bill Carrick	60	New York Giants	24
Ted Lewis	60	Boston Beaneaters
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	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 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.