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In baseball, a strikeout occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. Strikeouts are associated with dominance on the part of the pitcher and failure on the part of the batter. Nolan Ryan [1][2][3] has the most career strikeouts in Major League Baseball. During a record 27-year career, he struck out 5,714 batters.
A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is usually denoted by the letter K, or sometimes by the initialism SO. [1] Reggie Jackson [2][3][4] holds the record for the most career strikeouts by a batter with 2,597. [5] Jim Thome [6] (2,548), Adam Dunn [7] (2,379), Sammy Sosa [8] (2,306), Alex Rodriguez [9] (2,287 ...
3,000 strikeout club. Nolan Ryan is Major League Baseball's all-time strikeout leader at 5,714. In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 3,000 strikeout club is the group of 19 pitchers who have struck out 3,000 or more batters in their careers. Walter Johnson became the first member in 1923, and was the only one until Bob Gibson joined in 1974.
Vote. 97.2% (first ballot) Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966), also known as " Mad Dog " and " the Professor," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs. He won the 1995 World Series with the Braves over the Cleveland Indians.
Walter Johnson led the American League in strikeouts twelve times during his Hall of Fame career, most among all players. [6] He is followed by Nolan Ryan, who captured eleven titles between both leagues (nine in the American League and two in the National League). [7] Randy Johnson won nine strikeout titles, five coming with the Arizona ...
On August 4, 2009, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria went 2-for-6, recording a golden sombrero and two home runs. The second home run was a walk off home run.This feat was also accomplished by Brandon Moss of the Oakland Athletics on April 30, 2013 in a 19-inning game against the Los Angeles Angels.
In four seasons with the Marines, Sasaki posted a career 2.02 ERA with 524 strikeouts in 414 2/3 innings across four seasons. Roki Sasaki's move to MLB is a financially curious one
Josh Gibson holds the record for highest batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base plus slugging in a career. Barry Bonds holds the career home run and single-season home run records. Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler 's 84-year-old record for most hits in a season. Record.