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1928 AL Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out

The New York Yankees led the AL in strikeouts in 1928, with 553, 39 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 461.1.

Led the AL in 1928 New York Yankees 154 games
553 Strikeouts 39 clear of Boston Red Sox
# Team G SO
1 New York Yankees 154 553
2 Boston Red Sox 154 514
3 Chicago White Sox 155 485
4 St. Louis Browns 154 474
AL average 461.1
5 Philadelphia Athletics 153 435
6 Detroit Tigers 154 433
7 Cleveland Indians 155 410
8 Washington Senators 155 385

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.