1945 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Cleveland Indians led the AL in strikeouts in 1945, with 577, 11 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 522.5.
Led the AL in 1945
Cleveland Indians
147 games
577
Strikeouts
11 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
147 | 577 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
152 | 566 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | 555 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
157 | 534 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 533 |
| AL average | 522.5 | ||
| 6 |
 Washington Senators
|
156 | 488 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
150 | 467 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
153 | 460 |
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.