1958 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 1958, with 797, 1 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 754.5.
Led the AL in 1958
Detroit Tigers
154 games
797
Strikeouts
1 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 797 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 796 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
153 | 766 |
| 4 |
 Washington Senators
|
156 | 762 |
| AL average | 754.5 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 751 |
| 6 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | 749 |
| 7 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
156 | 720 |
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 695 |
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.