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Unbelievable MLB Strikeout Records That Will Leave You Speechless—Discover Who Dominated the Mound!

Unbelievable MLB Strikeout Records That Will Leave You Speechless—Discover Who Dominated the Mound!

499 – Toad Ramsey, 1886 Louisville Colonels

A fellow left-hander in the same season managed to do slightly better in the win-loss column, but Toad Ramsey’s 499 strikeouts still only led to a 38-27 record for Louisville, with the so-called godfather of the knuckleball seeing his Colonels winning just 66 games overall.

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A lot of his success was apparently due to his ability to lay off the bottle. It was said the 1886 season was the year he drank the least, with a contract explaining how much he could and could not drink being key. The lack of such temperance in the following years saw performances, and his temper, fall away before departing the majors in 1870.

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