1949 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The New York Yankees led the AL in strikeouts in 1949, with 671, 40 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 8 AL teams is 546.1.
Led the AL in 1949
New York Yankees
155 games
671
Strikeouts
40 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
155 | 671 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 631 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 598 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
154 | 594 |
| AL average | 546.1 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 502 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 490 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 451 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 432 |
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.