1977 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Phil Niekro	262	Atlanta Braves	1
J.R. Richard	214	Houston Astros	2
Steve Rogers	206	Montreal Expos	3
Steve Carlton	198	Philadelphia Phillies	4
Tom Seaver	196	New York Mets	5
		Cincinnati Reds
Jerry Koosman	192	New York Mets	6
Ed Halicki	168	San Francisco Giants	7
Rick Reuschel	166	Chicago Cubs	8
Fred Norman	160	Cincinnati Reds	9
Burt Hooton	153	Los Angeles Dodgers	10
Goose Gossage	151	Pittsburgh Pirates	11
Don Sutton	150	Los Angeles Dodgers	12
Bob Shirley	146	San Diego Padres	13
Bill Bonham	134	Chicago Cubs	14
John Candelaria	133	Pittsburgh Pirates	15
Wayne Twitchell	130	Philadelphia Phillies	16
		Montreal Expos
Bruce Sutter	129	Chicago Cubs	17
Doug Rau	126	Los Angeles Dodgers	18
Tommy John	123	Los Angeles Dodgers	19
Jon Matlack	123	New York Mets
Bruce Kison	122	Pittsburgh Pirates	21
Rick Rhoden	122	Los Angeles Dodgers
Eric Rasmussen	120	St. Louis Cardinals	23
Larry Christenson	118	Philadelphia Phillies	24
Jerry Reuss	116	Pittsburgh Pirates	25
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

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