Strikeouts : 1931 National League Top 25

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"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1931 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Hallahan 159 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Carl Hubbell 155 New York Giants 2
Dazzy Vance 150 Brooklyn Robins 3
Paul Derringer 134 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Charlie Root 131 Chicago Cubs 5
Bill Walker 121 New York Giants 6
Ray Benge 117 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Ed Brandt 112 Boston Braves 8
Pat Malone 112 Chicago Cubs  
Jumbo Elliott 99 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Watty Clark 96 Brooklyn Robins 11
Si Johnson 95 Cincinnati Reds 12
Syl Johnson 82 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Freddie Fitzsimmons 78 New York Giants 14
Phil Collins 73 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Larry French 73 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Flint Rhem 72 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Burleigh Grimes 67 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Tom Zachary 64 Boston Braves 19
Bob Smith 63 Chicago Cubs 20
Sheriff Blake 60 Chicago Cubs 21
Philadelphia Phillies  
Ray Kremer 58 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Heinie Meine 58 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Red Lucas 56 Cincinnati Reds 24
Stew Bolen 55 Philadelphia Phillies 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.