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john/z28jd Im pretty sure Ryan has always been the "official" leader because they didnt know about the prior total due to completely researched records. If you go to most sites though they will tell you that Kilroy holds the single season record and Ryan holds the modern era record. Ryan never even had the major league record if you discount American Association or Union Association stats,saying they werent equal major leagues like the NL did back then. Both Radbourne and Charles Buffinton had higher single season NL strikeout totals.
Theres plenty of modern records that arent officially the records but recognized as such. Rickey Henderson doesnt have the single season steal record but by modern rules/scoring he has the highest total. Look at every story when Joe Nuxhall died,claiming he was the youngest player when in fact he wasn't. He was just the youngest known at the time,and when they found out guys were younger they were dismissed as 19th century players when the game was different. Only a few stories got it right when they said Nuxhall was the youngest player in modern baseball history