1872 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Baltimore Canaries led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1872, with 77, 31 ahead of the New York Mutuals. The average across 11 MLB teams is 24.1.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Baltimore Canaries
58 games
77
Strikeouts
31 clear of New York Mutuals
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | 77 |
| 2 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | 46 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | 44 |
| 4 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | 29 |
| MLB average | 24.1 | |||
| 5 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | 19 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | 13 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | 13 |
| 8 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | 11 |
| 9 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | 10 |
| 10 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | 1 |
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.