Jim Lemon of the Senators sets a major league record for strikeouts by a batter in one season with 138. This surpasses Larry Doby’s mark of 121, set in 1953. The Senators lose to the Red Sox, 8 – 4.

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On September 26, 1956 — Jim Lemon of the Senators sets a major league record for strikeouts by a batter in one season with 138. This surpasses Larry Doby’s mark of 121, set in 1953. The Senators lose to the Red Sox, 8 – 4.

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