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1941 AL Strikeouts by Team

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

The Cleveland Indians led the AL in strikeouts in 1941, with 603, 15 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 AL teams is 552.3.

Led the AL in 1941 Cleveland Indians 155 games
603 Strikeouts 15 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
# Team G SO
1 Cleveland Indians 155 603
2 Philadelphia Athletics 154 588
3 Detroit Tigers 155 583
4 Boston Red Sox 155 564
4 New York Yankees 156 564
AL average 552.3
6 St. Louis Browns 157 552
7 Washington Senators 156 488
8 Chicago White Sox 156 476

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.