1959 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Los Angeles Dodgers led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1959, with 1,077, 204 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is 787.9.
Led all of MLB in 1959
Los Angeles Dodgers
156 games
1,077
Strikeouts
204 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 156 | 1,077 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 154 | 873 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 846 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | 836 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 829 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 154 | 799 |
| MLB average | 787.9 | |||
| 7 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 157 | 775 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 769 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 765 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | 761 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 155 | 735 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 730 |
| 13 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | 724 |
| 14 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 703 |
| 15 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | 694 |
| 16 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 154 | 690 |
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.