1946 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 1946, with 896, 107 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 28 MLB teams is 422.0.
Led all of MLB in 1946
Detroit Tigers
155 games
896
Strikeouts
107 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | 896 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | 789 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 156 | 667 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 653 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 157 | 647 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 609 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 607 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 581 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 156 | 574 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 155 | 562 |
| 11 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | 550 |
| 12 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | 537 |
| 13 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | 531 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 156 | 506 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 490 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 458 |
| MLB average | 422.0 | |||
| 17 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 64 | 313 |
| 18 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 56 | 301 |
| 19 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 58 | 273 |
| 20 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 58 | 252 |
| 21 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 50 | 216 |
| 22 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 67 | 208 |
| 23 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 69 | 144 |
| 24 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | 134 |
| 25 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 80 | 106 |
| 26 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 76 | 79 |
| 27 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 68 | 76 |
| 28 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | 58 |
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.