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1890 PL Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out

The Boston Reds led the PL in strikeouts in 1890, with 449, 39 ahead of the Chicago Pirates. The average across 8 PL teams is 375.8.

Led the PL in 1890 Boston Reds 133 games
449 Strikeouts 39 clear of Chicago Pirates
# Team G SO
1 Boston Reds 133 449
2 Chicago Pirates 138 410
3 Pittsburgh Burghers 131 381
PL average 375.8
4 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders 133 369
5 Buffalo Bisons 134 367
6 New York Giants 132 364
7 Cleveland Infants 131 345
8 Philadelphia Athletics 132 321

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.