1947 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 1947, with 642, 9 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is 562.5.
Led the NL in 1947
St. Louis Cardinals
156 games
642
Strikeouts
9 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 642 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | 633 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | 592 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 571 |
| NL average | 562.5 | ||
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
155 | 553 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 514 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
156 | 501 |
| 8 |
 Boston Braves
|
154 | 494 |
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.