1940 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Philadelphia Athletics led the AL in strikeouts in 1940, with 655, 17 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 8 AL teams is 590.0.
Led the AL in 1940
Philadelphia Athletics
154 games
655
Strikeouts
17 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 655 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 638 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 605 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | 598 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | 597 |
| AL average | 590.0 | ||
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 569 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 554 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 504 |
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.