1889 NL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The New York Giants led the NL in strikeouts in 1889, with 558, 61 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 8 NL teams is 438.5.
Led the NL in 1889
New York Giants
131 games
558
Strikeouts
61 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
131 | 558 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
133 | 497 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
130 | 443 |
| NL average | 438.5 | ||
| 4 | Cleveland Spiders | 136 | 435 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
136 | 434 |
| 6 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | 135 | 408 |
| 7 | Washington Nationals | 127 | 388 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
134 | 345 |
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.