1908 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1908, with 741, 73 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 16 MLB teams is 569.4.
Led all of MLB in 1908
Philadelphia Athletics
157 games
741
Strikeouts
73 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 157 | 741 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 158 | 668 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 157 | 656 |
| 4 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | 649 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | 624 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | 623 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | 607 |
| 8 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 155 | 585 |
| MLB average | 569.4 | |||
| 9 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 553 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 157 | 548 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 154 | 535 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 528 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 476 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 468 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | 433 |
| 16 |
 Boston Doves
|
NL | 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.