Top 25 Strikeouts in 1973 in the National League

Strikeouts : 1973 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1973 Strikeouts Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Strikeouts Team Rank

Tom Seaver 251 New York Mets 1

Steve Carlton 223 Philadelphia Phillies 2

Jon Matlack 205 New York Mets 3

Don Sutton 200 Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Andy Messersmith 177 Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Jerry Reuss 177 Houston Astros

Fergie Jenkins 170 Chicago Cubs 7

Wayne Twitchell 169 Philadelphia Phillies 8

Rick Reuschel 168 Chicago Cubs 9

Steve Renko 164 Montreal Expos 10

Fred Norman 161 San Diego Padres 11

Cincinnati Reds

Jerry Koosman 156 New York Mets 12

Jack Billingham 155 Cincinnati Reds 13

Don Gullett 153 Cincinnati Reds 14

Balor Moore 151 Montreal Expos 15

Ken Forsch 149 Houston Astros 16

Don Wilson 149 Houston Astros

Rick Wise 144 St. Louis Cardinals 18

Ron Bryant 143 San Francisco Giants 19

Bob Gibson 142 St. Louis Cardinals 20

Tom Bradley 136 San Francisco Giants 21

Burt Hooton 134 Chicago Cubs 22

Phil Niekro 131 Atlanta Braves 23

Roric Harrison 130 Atlanta Braves 24

Clay Kirby 129 San Diego Padres 25

Name Strikeouts Team Rank

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).

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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