1948 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in strikeouts in 1948, with 678, 24 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 538.0.
Led the AL in 1948
Detroit Tigers
154 games
678
Strikeouts
24 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 678 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
154 | 654 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 593 |
| AL average | 538.0 | ||
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 531 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 513 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 486 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 446 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 403 |
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.