1964 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 1964, with 1,162, 40 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 20 MLB teams is 960.6.
Led all of MLB in 1964
Cleveland Indians
164 games
1,162
Strikeouts
40 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 164 | 1,162 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | 1,122 |
| 3 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 163 | 1,099 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 1,094 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 164 | 1,062 |
| 6 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 1,023 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 1,009 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 163 | 993 |
| 9 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 164 | 989 |
| 10 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 163 | 966 |
| 11 |
 Los Angeles Angels
|
AL | 162 | 965 |
| MLB average | 960.6 | |||
| 12 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 955 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 951 |
| 14 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 163 | 939 |
| 15 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 162 | 906 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 877 |
| 17 |
 Houston Colt .45's
|
NL | 162 | 852 |
| 18 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 162 | 794 |
| 19 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 737 |
| 20 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 717 |
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.