1978 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
J.R. Richard	303	Houston Astros	1
Phil Niekro	248	Atlanta Braves	2
Tom Seaver	226	Cincinnati Reds	3
Bert Blyleven	182	Pittsburgh Pirates	4
John Montefusco	177	San Francisco Giants	5
Vida Blue	171	San Francisco Giants	6
Steve Carlton	161	Philadelphia Phillies	7
Jerry Koosman	160	New York Mets	8
Gaylord Perry	154	San Diego Padres	9
Don Sutton	154	Los Angeles Dodgers
Pete Vuckovich	149	St. Louis Cardinals	11
Bob Knepper	147	San Francisco Giants	12
Don Robinson	135	Pittsburgh Pirates	13
Larry Christenson	131	Philadelphia Phillies	14
Mark Littell	130	St. Louis Cardinals	15
Steve Rogers	126	Montreal Expos	16
Craig Swan	125	New York Mets	17
Tommy John	124	Los Angeles Dodgers	18
Dick Ruthven	120	Atlanta Braves	19
		Philadelphia Phillies
Rick Reuschel	115	Chicago Cubs	20
Bob Forsch	114	St. Louis Cardinals	21
Fred Norman	111	Cincinnati Reds	22
Bruce Sutter	106	Chicago Cubs	23
Ed Halicki	105	San Francisco Giants	24
John D'Acquisto	104	San Diego Padres	25
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	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. 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 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?