1955 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1955, with 806, 66 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 16 MLB teams is 675.2.
Led all of MLB in 1955
Chicago Cubs
154 games
806
Strikeouts
66 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 154 | 806 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 156 | 740 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 154 | 735 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | 730 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 718 |
| 5 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 155 | 718 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 154 | 715 |
| MLB average | 675.2 | |||
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 673 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 154 | 657 |
| 10 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 655 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 652 |
| 12 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | 651 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 597 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | 594 |
| 15 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 581 |
| 15 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 581 |
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.