1886 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1886, with 805, 85 ahead of the Louisville Colonels. The average across 16 MLB teams is 565.7.
Led all of MLB in 1886
Baltimore Orioles
139 games
805
Strikeouts
85 clear of Louisville Colonels
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 805 |
| 2 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 720 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 126 | 647 |
| 4 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 126 | 592 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | 588 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 583 |
| MLB average | 565.7 | |||
| 7 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 137 | 559 |
| 8 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 141 | 540 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 119 | 540 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 140 | 515 |
| 11 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 139 | 513 |
| 12 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 118 | 511 |
| 13 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 126 | 501 |
| 14 | Washington Nationals | NL | 122 | 500 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 495 |
| 16 | Kansas City Cowboys | NL | 123 | 442 |
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.