Strikeouts : 1950 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1950 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Warren Spahn 191 Boston Braves 1
Ewell Blackwell 188 Cincinnati Reds 2
Larry Jansen 161 New York Giants 3
Robin Roberts 146 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Curt Simmons 146 Philadelphia Phillies  
Erv Palica 131 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Don Newcombe 130 Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Vern Bickford 126 Boston Braves 8
Preacher Roe 125 Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Herm Wehmeier 121 Cincinnati Reds 10
Howie Pollet 117 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Ralph Branca 100 Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Paul Minner 99 Chicago Cubs 13
Sheldon Jones 97 New York Giants 14
Dan Bankhead 96 Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Sal Maglie 96 New York Giants  
Johnny Sain 96 Boston Braves  
Cliff Chambers 93 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Bob Rush 93 Chicago Cubs  
Max Lanier 89 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Ken Raffensberger 87 Cincinnati Reds 21
Willie Ramsdell 85 Brooklyn Dodgers 22
Cincinnati Reds  
Cloyd Boyer 82 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Harry Brecheen 80 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Bill Werle 78 Pittsburgh Pirates 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?

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).

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.