1942 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in strikeouts in 1942, with 671, 113 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 517.4.
Led the AL in 1942
Detroit Tigers
156 games
671
Strikeouts
113 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
156 | 671 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
154 | 558 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 546 |
| AL average | 517.4 | ||
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
152 | 500 |
| 5 |
 Washington Senators
|
151 | 496 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
151 | 488 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 448 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
148 | 432 |
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.