Daily quiz

1898 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 1898, with 558, 126 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 12 MLB teams is 353.9.

Led all of MLB in 1898 New York Giants 156 games
558 Strikeouts 126 clear of Boston Beaneaters
# Team League G SO
1 New York Giants NL 156 558
2 Boston Beaneaters NL 152 432
3 Baltimore Orioles NL 153 422
4 Washington Senators NL 155 371
MLB average 353.9
5 Cleveland Spiders NL 156 339
6 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 152 330
7 Philadelphia Phillies NL 150 325
8 Chicago Orphans NL 152 323
9 Brooklyn Bridegrooms NL 149 294
9 Cincinnati Reds NL 157 294
11 St. Louis Browns NL 154 288
12 Louisville Colonels NL 154 271

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.