1889 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1889, with 617, 7 ahead of the Columbus Solons. The average across 16 MLB teams is 480.3.
Led all of MLB in 1889
St. Louis Browns
140 games
617
Strikeouts
7 clear of Columbus Solons
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 140 | 617 |
| 2 | Columbus Solons | AA | 139 | 610 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 562 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 131 | 558 |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 540 |
| 6 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 133 | 497 |
| MLB average | 480.3 | |||
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 138 | 479 |
| 8 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 138 | 471 |
| 9 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 140 | 451 |
| 10 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 139 | 447 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 130 | 443 |
| 12 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 435 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 136 | 434 |
| 14 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 135 | 408 |
| 15 | Washington Nationals | NL | 127 | 388 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 134 | 345 |
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.