1955 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1955, with 877, 104 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 16 MLB teams is 676.6.
Led all of MLB in 1955
Cleveland Indians
154 games
877
Strikeouts
104 clear of Brooklyn Dodgers
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 154 | 877 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 773 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 732 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 730 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 721 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | 720 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 154 | 686 |
| MLB average | 676.6 | |||
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | 674 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 657 |
| 10 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 154 | 654 |
| 11 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 629 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 622 |
| 13 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | 607 |
| 14 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 156 | 594 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 154 | 576 |
| 16 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 155 | 573 |
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.