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1944 AL Strikeouts by Team

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

The New York Yankees led the AL in strikeouts in 1944, with 626, 23 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 8 AL teams is 529.9.

Led the AL in 1944 New York Yankees 154 games
626 Strikeouts 23 clear of St. Louis Browns
# Team G SO
1 New York Yankees 154 626
2 St. Louis Browns 154 603
3 Cleveland Indians 155 594
AL average 529.9
4 Boston Red Sox 156 502
5 Detroit Tigers 156 500
6 Philadelphia Athletics 155 490
7 Washington Senators 154 476
8 Chicago White Sox 154 448

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.