Strikeouts : 1964 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)
 

1964 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bob Veale 250 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Bob Gibson 245 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Don Drysdale 237 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Sandy Koufax 223 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Jim Bunning 219 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Jim Maloney 214 Cincinnati Reds 6
Juan Marichal 206 San Francisco Giants 7
Denny Lemaster 185 Milwaukee Braves 8
Chris Short 181 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Tony Cloninger 163 Milwaukee Braves 10
Gaylord Perry 155 San Francisco Giants 11
Dick Ellsworth 148 Chicago Cubs 12
Larry Jackson 148 Chicago Cubs  
Bobby Bolin 146 San Francisco Giants 14
John Tsitouris 146 Cincinnati Reds  
Jim O'Toole 145 Cincinnati Reds 16
Bob Bruce 135 Houston Colt .45s 17
Joey Jay 134 Cincinnati Reds 18
Bob Friend 128 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Dennis Bennett 125 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Sammy Ellis 125 Cincinnati Reds  
Ray Sadecki 119 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Tracy Stallard 118 New York Mets 23
Turk Farrell 117 Houston Colt .45s 24
Ken Johnson 117 Houston Colt .45s  



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).

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.