1956 NL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Brooklyn Dodgers led the NL in strikeouts in 1956, with 772, 7 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is 711.8.
Led the NL in 1956
Brooklyn Dodgers
154 games
772
Strikeouts
7 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
154 | 772 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
154 | 765 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 750 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
157 | 744 |
| NL average | 711.8 | ||
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 709 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
157 | 662 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
155 | 653 |
| 8 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
155 | 639 |
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.