1943 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 1943, with 706, 53 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 562.9.
Led the AL in 1943
Detroit Tigers
155 games
706
Strikeouts
53 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 706 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 653 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
153 | 585 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
153 | 572 |
| AL average | 562.9 | ||
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 513 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
155 | 503 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
153 | 495 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 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.