1944 NL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in strikeouts in 1944, with 637, 102 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 8 NL teams is 489.9.
Led the NL in 1944
St. Louis Cardinals
157 games
637
Strikeouts
102 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
157 | 637 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
157 | 535 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
155 | 499 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Blue Jays
|
154 | 496 |
| NL average | 489.9 | ||
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | 487 |
| 6 |
 Boston Braves
|
155 | 454 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
158 | 452 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | 359 |
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.