1951 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 1951, with 664, 6 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 574.4.
Led the AL in 1951
New York Yankees
154 games
664
Strikeouts
6 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
154 | 664 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | 658 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | 642 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 597 |
| AL average | 574.4 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 572 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | 550 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 475 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 437 |
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.