1871 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Cleveland Forest Citys led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1871, with 34, 11 ahead of the Boston Red Stockings. The average across 9 MLB teams is 19.4.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Cleveland Forest Citys
29 games
34
Strikeouts
11 clear of Boston Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 34 |
| 2 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 23 |
| 3 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 22 |
| 3 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 22 |
| MLB average | 19.4 | |||
| 5 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 17 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 16 |
| 6 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 16 |
| 8 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 13 |
| 9 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 12 |
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.