Strikeouts : 1937 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1937 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Carl Hubbell 159 New York Giants 1
Lee Grissom 149 Cincinnati Reds 2
Cy Blanton 143 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Cliff Melton 142 New York Giants 4
Wayne LaMaster 135 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Claude Passeau 135 Philadelphia Phillies  
Van Mungo 122 Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Dizzy Dean 120 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Russ Bauers 118 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Bill Lee 108 Chicago Cubs 10
Tex Carleton 105 Chicago Cubs 11
Bob Weiland 105 St. Louis Cardinals  
Larry French 100 Chicago Cubs 13
Hal Schumacher 100 New York Giants  
Roy Henshaw 98 Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Paul Derringer 94 Cincinnati Reds 16
Luke Hamlin 93 Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Bucky Walters 87 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Lon Warneke 87 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Swift 84 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Slick Castleman 78 New York Giants 21
Clay Bryant 75 Chicago Cubs 22
Ed Brandt 74 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Al Hollingsworth 74 Cincinnati Reds  
Charlie Root 74 Chicago Cubs  



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.

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).