1939 NL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Cincinnati Reds led the NL in strikeouts in 1939, with 637, 34 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is 524.8.
Led the NL in 1939
Cincinnati Reds
156 games
637
Strikeouts
34 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Reds
|
156 | 637 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 603 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 584 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
157 | 528 |
| NL average | 524.8 | ||
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
151 | 505 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
153 | 464 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
152 | 447 |
| 8 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | 430 |
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.