1891 NL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The New York Giants led the NL in strikeouts in 1891, with 651, 126 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 8 NL teams is 455.1.
Led the NL in 1891
New York Giants
136 games
651
Strikeouts
126 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
136 | 651 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
140 | 525 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Colts
|
137 | 477 |
| NL average | 455.1 | ||
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
137 | 446 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
137 | 407 |
| 6 | Cleveland Spiders | 141 | 400 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
138 | 393 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
138 | 342 |
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.