They Make a Striking Couple

Arizona’s Travis Lee and Jay Bell are on pace to strike out a combined 324 times, narrowly missing the record for teammates. A look:

Player (Strikeouts), Player (Strikeouts): Mike Schmidt (180), Greg Luzinski (151)

Year: 1975

Team: Philadelphia Phillies

No.: 331

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Player (Strikeouts), Player (Strikeouts): Jim Presley (172), Danny Tartabull (157)

Year: 1986

Team: Seattle Mariners

No.: 329

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Player (Strikeouts), Player (Strikeouts): Rob Deer (175), Cecil Fielder (151)

Year: 1991

Team: Detroit Tigers

No.: 326

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Player (Strikeouts), Player (Strikeouts): Pete Incaviglia (168), Larry Parrish (154)

Year: 1987

Team: Texas Rangers

No.: 322

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Player (Strikeouts), Player (Strikeouts): Rob Deer (186), Dale Sveum (133)

Year: 1987

Team: Milwaukee Brewers

No.: 319

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Player (Strikeouts), Player (Strikeouts): Reggie Jackson (171), Rick Monday (143)

Year: 1968

Team: Oakland A’s

No.: 314

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Player (Strikeouts), Player (Strikeouts): Melvin Nieves (157), Tony Clark (144)

Year: 1997

Team: Detroit Tigers

No.: 301

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Player (Strikeouts), Player (Strikeouts): Jose Canseco (175), Dave Kingman (126)

Year:1986

Team: Oakland A’s

No.: 301

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Player (Strikeouts), Player (Strikeouts): Pete Incaviglia (185), Larry Parrish (114)

Year: 1986

Team: Texas Rangers

No.: 299

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Player (Strikeouts), Player (Strikeouts): Jesse Barfield (150), Roberto Kelly (148)

Year: 1990

Team: New York Yankees

No.: 298