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1937 AL Strikeouts by Team

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

The Detroit Tigers led the AL in strikeouts in 1937, with 712, 105 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 556.0.

Led the AL in 1937 Detroit Tigers 155 games
712 Strikeouts 105 clear of New York Yankees
# Team G SO
1 Detroit Tigers 155 712
2 New York Yankees 157 607
3 Boston Red Sox 154 557
3 Philadelphia Athletics 154 557
AL average 556.0
5 Cleveland Indians 156 552
6 St. Louis Browns 156 510
7 Washington Senators 158 506
8 Chicago White Sox 154 447

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.