1908 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Philadelphia Athletics led the AL in strikeouts in 1908, with 741, 92 ahead of the Washington Senators. The average across 8 AL teams is 616.3.
Led the AL in 1908
Philadelphia Athletics
157 games
741
Strikeouts
92 clear of Washington Senators
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
157 | 741 |
| 2 |
 Washington Senators
|
155 | 649 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 624 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
156 | 623 |
| AL average | 616.3 | ||
| 5 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 607 |
| 6 |
 New York Highlanders
|
155 | 585 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 553 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
157 | 548 |
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.