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1908 NL Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in strikeouts in 1908, with 668, 12 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is 522.5.

Led the NL in 1908 Chicago Cubs 158 games
668 Strikeouts 12 clear of New York Giants
# Team G SO
1 Chicago Cubs 158 668
2 New York Giants 157 656
3 Brooklyn Superbas 154 535
4 St. Louis Cardinals 154 528
NL average 522.5
5 Philadelphia Phillies 155 476
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 155 468
7 Cincinnati Reds 155 433
8 Boston Doves 156 416

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.