1871 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Rockford Forest Citys led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1871, with 30, 5 ahead of the Cleveland Forest Citys. The average across 9 MLB teams is 19.4.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Rockford Forest Citys
25 games
30
Strikeouts
5 clear of Cleveland Forest Citys
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 30 |
| 2 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 25 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 23 |
| 4 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 22 |
| MLB average | 19.4 | |||
| 5 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 19 |
| 5 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 19 |
| 7 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 15 |
| 8 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 13 |
| 9 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 9 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.