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1963 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 1963, with 1,095, 43 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 20 MLB teams is 938.7.

Led all of MLB in 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers 163 games
1,095 Strikeouts 43 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
# Team League G SO
1 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 163 1,095
2 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 1,052
3 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 1,048
4 Cleveland Indians AL 162 1,018
5 Boston Red Sox AL 161 1,009
6 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 978
7 New York Yankees AL 161 965
8 San Francisco Giants NL 162 954
9 Minnesota Twins AL 161 941
MLB average 938.7
10 Houston Colt .45's NL 162 937
11 Chicago White Sox AL 162 932
12 Detroit Tigers AL 162 930
13 Milwaukee Braves NL 163 924
14 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 913
15 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 900
16 Los Angeles Angels AL 161 889
17 Kansas City Athletics AL 162 887
18 Chicago Cubs NL 162 851
19 New York Mets NL 162 806
20 Washington Senators AL 162 744

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.