1899 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 1899, with 402, 17 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 12 MLB teams is 322.3.
Led all of MLB in 1899
New York Giants
152 games
402
Strikeouts
17 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 152 | 402 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 153 | 385 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | 361 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 338 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 148 | 331 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Perfectos
|
NL | 155 | 331 |
| 7 | Washington Senators | NL | 155 | 328 |
| MLB average | 322.3 | |||
| 8 |
 Chicago Orphans
|
NL | 152 | 313 |
| 9 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 151 | 294 |
| 10 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 156 | 288 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 281 |
| 12 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 154 | 215 |
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.