1889 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Kansas City Cowboys led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1889, with 626, 17 ahead of the Columbus Solons. The average across 16 MLB teams is 479.3.
Led all of MLB in 1889
Kansas City Cowboys
139 games
626
Strikeouts
17 clear of Columbus Solons
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 139 | 626 |
| 2 | Columbus Solons | AA | 139 | 609 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 536 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 140 | 521 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 136 | 516 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 511 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 138 | 496 |
| MLB average | 479.3 | |||
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 140 | 477 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 134 | 467 |
| 10 | Washington Nationals | NL | 127 | 456 |
| 11 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 133 | 450 |
| 12 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 135 | 447 |
| 13 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 417 |
| 14 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 138 | 401 |
| 15 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 131 | 386 |
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 130 | 353 |
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.