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1954 AL Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out

The Boston Red Sox led the AL in strikeouts in 1954, with 707, 6 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 641.1.

Led the AL in 1954 Boston Red Sox 156 games
707 Strikeouts 6 clear of Chicago White Sox
# Team G SO
1 Boston Red Sox 156 707
2 Chicago White Sox 155 701
3 Cleveland Indians 156 678
4 Baltimore Orioles 154 668
5 New York Yankees 155 655
AL average 641.1
6 Detroit Tigers 155 603
7 Washington Senators 155 562
8 Philadelphia Athletics 156 555

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.