1955 NL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Brooklyn Dodgers led the NL in strikeouts in 1955, with 773, 43 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is 677.4.
Led the NL in 1955
Brooklyn Dodgers
154 games
773
Strikeouts
43 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
154 | 773 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 730 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
154 | 721 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
154 | 686 |
| NL average | 677.4 | ||
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 657 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
154 | 654 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | 622 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | 576 |
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.