1888 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The New York Giants led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1888, with 726, 127 ahead of the Louisville Colonels. The average across 16 MLB teams is 514.6.
Led all of MLB in 1888
New York Giants
137 games
726
Strikeouts
127 clear of Louisville Colonels
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 726 |
| 2 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 599 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 596 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 588 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 577 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 539 |
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 525 |
| 8 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 522 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 519 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 517 |
| MLB average | 514.6 | |||
| 11 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 500 |
| 12 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 484 |
| 13 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 406 |
| 14 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 388 |
| 15 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 381 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 367 |
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.