1887 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Louisville Colonels led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1887, with 544, 34 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is 369.7.
Led all of MLB in 1887
Louisville Colonels
137 games
544
Strikeouts
34 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 544 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 510 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 470 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 435 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 417 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 415 |
| 7 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 396 |
| MLB average | 369.7 | |||
| 8 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 337 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 334 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 332 |
| 10 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 332 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 330 |
| 13 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 316 |
| 14 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 254 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 248 |
| 16 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 245 |
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.