Top 25 Strikeouts in 2004 in the National League

Strikeouts : 2004 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)

2004 Strikeouts Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Strikeouts Team Rank

Randy Johnson 290 Arizona Diamondbacks 1

Ben Sheets 264 Milwaukee Brewers 2

Jason Schmidt 251 San Francisco Giants 3

Oliver Perez 239 Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Roger Clemens 218 Houston Astros 5

Roy Oswalt 206 Houston Astros 6

Matt Clement 190 Chicago Cubs 7

Carlos Zambrano 188 Chicago Cubs 8

Livan Hernandez 186 Montreal Expos 9

Jake Peavy 173 San Diego Padres 10

Doug Davis 166 Milwaukee Brewers 11

Brandon Webb 164 Arizona Diamondbacks 12

Eric Milton 161 Philadelphia Phillies 13

Jaret Wright 159 Atlanta Braves 14

Brad Lidge 157 Houston Astros 15

Adam Eaton 153 San Diego Padres 16

Jeff Weaver 153 Los Angeles Dodgers

Josh Beckett 152 Florida Marlins 18

Chris Carpenter 152 St. Louis Cardinals

Greg Maddux 151 Chicago Cubs 20

Kerry Wood 144 Chicago Cubs 21

Russ Ortiz 143 Atlanta Braves 22

Carl Pavano 139 Florida Marlins 23

Mark Prior 139 Chicago Cubs

Dontrelle Willis 139 Florida Marlins

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.

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.

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?

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