mark reynolds holds the major league record for strikeouts in a single season.
who holds the major league record for strikeouts in a single season?
mark reynolds
several phillies hold national league and major league records. pitcher/outfielder john coleman is the most decorated in this category, holding three major league records, all from the franchise's inaugural season. coleman set records for losses, earned runs allowed, and hits allowed, all in 1883 when he also set three additional franchise pitching records. shortstop jimmy rollins broke willie wilson's record for at-bats in a single season with 716 in 2007, and first baseman ryan howard also set the major league record for strikeouts in a single season that same year with 199, before it was broken by mark reynolds of the arizona diamondbacks the following year. the 1930 phillies, who went 52–102, set two more national league records, allowing 1,993 hits and 1,193 runs in the regular season.
list of philadelphia phillies team records
the 1921 major league baseball season, ended when the new york giants beat the new york yankees in game 8 of the world series. 1921 was the first of three straight seasons in which the yankees would lead the majors in wins. babe ruth broke the single season home run record for the third consecutive season by hitting 59 home runs in 152 games. ruth also broke roger connor's record for the most home runs all time when he hit his 139th home run on july 18 against bert cole. the record for career strikeouts, previously held by cy young was also broken in 1921 by walter johnson; johnson lead the league in strikeouts with 143 and ended the season with 2,835 strikeouts. young struck out 2,803 during his career. the cincinnati reds set a major league record for the fewest strikeouts in a season, with only 308. future hall of famers kiki cuyler and goose goslin both debuted in september 1921.
1921 major league baseball season