1909 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 1909, with 735, 55 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 8 NL teams is 554.6.
Led the NL in 1909
New York Giants
158 games
735
Strikeouts
55 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
158 | 735 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 680 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 612 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
155 | 594 |
| NL average | 554.6 | ||
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | 490 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
157 | 477 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 435 |
| 8 |
 Boston Doves
|
155 | 414 |
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.