1940 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in strikeouts in 1940, with 752, 66 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 8 AL teams is 591.1.
Led the AL in 1940
Detroit Tigers
155 games
752
Strikeouts
66 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 752 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | 686 |
| 3 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 618 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | 613 |
| AL average | 591.1 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 574 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 559 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 488 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 439 |
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.