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It ended with Greg Myers on Sept 17, 1993. All in all, Nolan is responsible for 5,714 strikeouts - more than any other player in the history of the game. Here are some of Nolan's more interesting strikeout statistics... Milestone Strikeouts <ul> <li>#1 Pat Jarvis (September 11, 1966 vs. Atlanta Braves) <li>#100 Denny LeMaster (June 18, 1968 vs. Houston Astros) <li>#500 Charlie Manuel (April 18, 1972 vs. Minnesota Twins) <li>#1000 Sal Bando (July 3, 1973 vs. Oakland A's) <li>#1500 Sandy Alomar (August 25, 1974 vs. New York Yankees) <li>#2000 Ron LeFlore (August 31, 1976 vs. Detroit Tigers) <li>#2500 Buddy Bell (May 12, 1978 vs. Cleveland Indians) <li>#3000 Cesar Geronimo (July 4, 1980 vs. Cincinnati Reds) <li>#3500 Andre Dawson (April 17, 1983 vs. Montreal Expos) <li>#3509* Brad Mills (April 27, 1983 vs. Montreal Expos) <li>#4000 Danny Heep (July 11, 1985 vs. New York Mets) <li>#4500 Mike Aldrete (September 9, 1987 vs. San Francisco Giants) <li>#5000 Ricky Henderson (August 22, 1989 vs. Oakland A's) <li>#5500 Tino Martinez (September 30, 1991 vs. Seattle Mariners) <li>#5714** Greg Myers (September 17, 1993 vs. California Angels) </ul> * breaks Walter Johnson's all time mark ** final strikeout Fifteen or more strikeouts (as of 1993) <table width="540" border="0"><tr> <td width="135" valign="top"> 39 Claudell Washington 31 Fred Patek 30 Jorge Orta 29 Larry Hisle 29 Rod Carew 27 Amos Otis 26 Chili Davis 26 Andre Dawson 24 Al Bumbry 24 Carlton Fisk 23 Dale Murphy 23 Darrell Porter 23 Dave Parker 23 Juan Samuel 22 Reggie Jackson 22 Graig Nettles </td> <td width="135" valign="top"> 22 Ron LeFlore 22 Bill North 21 John Briggs 21 Rico Petrocelli 21 Jeffery Leonard 20 Cecil Cooper 20 Roy Smalley 20 Terry Kennedy 20 Ron Oester 20 Frank White 19 Glenn Hubbard 19 Jim Rice 19 John Mayberry 18 George Brett 18 Tim Raines 18 Chet Lemon </td> <td width="135" valign="top"> 18 Ben Oglivie 18 Dave Duncan 18 Ken Henderson 17 Hal McRae 17 Pat Kelly 17 Rick Miller 17 Steve Braun 17 Chris Chambliss 17 Ruppert Jones 17 Dwight Evans 16 Robin Yount 16 Nick Esasky 16 Pedro Guerrero 16 Aurelio Rodriguez 16 Dave Collins </td> <td width="135" valign="top"> 16 Bert Campaneris 16 George Scott 16 Gene Tenace 16 Carlos May 16 Lance Parrish 16 Ken Singleton 16 Alex Johnson 16 Mookie Wilson 15 Mike Schmidt 15 Bill Stein 15 Darryl Strawberry 15 Willie Horton 15 Eric Davis 15 Mark Belanger 15 Hubie Brooks 15 Willie Wilson </td></tr></table> Father & Son Strikeout Victims <ul> <li>Sandy Sr & Roberto/Sandy Jr Alomar <li>Bobby & Barry Bonds <li>Tito & Terry Francona <li>Ken Sr & Ken Jr Griffey <li>Hal & Brian McRae <li>Dick Sr & Dick Jr Schofield <li>Maury & Bump Wills </ul> <img src="/web/20110716092407im_/http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/blackdot.png" width="600" height="1"> <a href="statistics.html">[Career Statistics]</a> <a href="mets.html">[The New York Mets Years]</a> <a href="angels.html">[The California Angels Years]</a> <a href="astros.html">[The Houston Astros Years]</a> <a href="rangers.html">[The Texas Rangers Years]</a> <a href="nohitters.html">[7 Career No-Hitters]</a> <a href="strikeouts.html">[5,714 Career Strikeouts]</a> <a href="records.html">[Records]</a> <a href="achievements.html">[Achievements]</a> <a href="cooperstown.html">[Cooperstown Class Of 1999]</a> <a href="cards.html">[Nolan Ryan Baseball Cards]</a> <a href="quotes.html">[Quotes]</a> <a href="life.html">[The Nolan Ryan Story]</a> <a href="misc.html">[Miscellaneous Features]</a> <a href="merchandise.html">[Books, Videos, & Collectibles]</a> <a href="index.html"><img src="/web/20110716092407im_/http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/returntoindex.png" width="600" height="30" alt="Click here to return to the index" border="0"></a> </td></tr></table> </center> </body></html>