Strikeouts : 1904 National League Top 25

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"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1904 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Christy Mathewson 212 New York Giants 1
Vic Willis 196 Boston Beaneaters 2
Jake Weimer 177 Chicago Cubs 3
Togie Pittinger 146 Boston Beaneaters 4
Joe McGinnity 144 New York Giants 5
Dummy Taylor 138 New York Giants 6
Kid Nichols 134 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Chick Fraser 127 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Jack Harper 125 Cincinnati Reds 9
Buttons Briggs 112 Chicago Cubs 10
Chappie McFarland 111 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Jack Cronin 110 Brooklyn Superbas 12
Carl Lundgren 106 Chicago Cubs 13
Hooks Wiltse 105 New York Giants 14
Jack Taylor 103 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Bob Ewing 99 Cincinnati Reds 16
Bob Wicker 99 Chicago Cubs  
Noodles Hahn 98 Cincinnati Reds 18
Oscar Jones 96 Brooklyn Superbas 19
Mike Lynch 95 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Red Ames 93 New York Giants 21
Ned Garvin 86 Brooklyn Superbas 22
Tom Fisher 84 Boston Beaneaters 23
Deacon Phillippe 82 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Mordecai Brown 81 Chicago Cubs 25



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.

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.