1891 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The New York Giants led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1891, with 651, 38 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 17 MLB teams is 450.4.
Led all of MLB in 1891
New York Giants
136 games
651
Strikeouts
38 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | 651 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 613 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 142 | 533 |
| 4 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | 525 |
| 5 | Boston Reds | AA | 139 | 524 |
| 6 | Columbus Solons | AA | 138 | 502 |
| 7 | Washington Statesmen | AA | 139 | 486 |
| 8 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 481 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 137 | 477 |
| MLB average | 450.4 | |||
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 137 | 446 |
| 11 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 408 |
| 12 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 137 | 407 |
| 13 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 141 | 400 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 138 | 393 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 138 | 342 |
| 16 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | AA | 102 | 331 |
| 17 | Milwaukee Brewers | AA | 36 | 137 |
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.