1942 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1942, with 671, 20 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 28 MLB teams is 381.5.
Led all of MLB in 1942
Detroit Tigers
156 games
671
Strikeouts
20 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 156 | 671 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 651 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 616 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | 612 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 558 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 546 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 507 |
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 152 | 500 |
| 9 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 497 |
| 10 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 151 | 496 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 151 | 488 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 151 | 472 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | 448 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 148 | 432 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 151 | 426 |
| 16 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 150 | 414 |
| MLB average | 381.5 | |||
| 17 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 34 | 306 |
| 18 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 35 | 278 |
| 19 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 50 | 276 |
| 20 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 38 | 265 |
| 21 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 41 | 231 |
| 22 | Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 65 | 204 |
| 23 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 28 | 179 |
| 24 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 44 | 148 |
| 25 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 22 | 139 |
| 26 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 62 | 131 |
| 27 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 48 | 128 |
| 28 | Jacksonville Red Caps | NAL | 37 | 64 |
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.