Strikeouts : 1985 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1985 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dwight Gooden 268 New York Mets 1
Mario Soto 214 Cincinnati Reds 2
Nolan Ryan 209 Houston Astros 3
Fernando Valenzuela 208 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Sid Fernandez 180 New York Mets 5
John Tudor 169 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Ron Darling 167 New York Mets 7
Orel Hershiser 157 Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Tom Browning 155 Cincinnati Reds 9
Kevin Gross 151 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Mike Krukow 150 San Francisco Giants 11
Jose DeLeon 149 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Eric Show 141 San Diego Padres 13
Rick Reuschel 138 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Mike Scott 137 Houston Astros 15
Steve Bedrosian 134 Atlanta Braves 16
Danny Cox 131 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Mark Davis 131 San Francisco Giants  
Bob Knepper 131 Houston Astros  
Rick Rhoden 128 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Bryn Smith 127 Montreal Expos 21
John Denny 123 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Charles Hudson 122 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Dave LaPoint 122 San Francisco Giants  
Dennis Eckersley 117 Chicago Cubs 25



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

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.