1956 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1956, with 845, 57 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 16 MLB teams is 719.2.
Led all of MLB in 1956
Cleveland Indians
155 games
845
Strikeouts
57 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | 845 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | 788 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 772 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 765 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 750 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 157 | 744 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 732 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | 722 |
| MLB average | 719.2 | |||
| 9 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | 715 |
| 10 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | 712 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 709 |
| 12 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | 663 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 157 | 662 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 155 | 653 |
| 15 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | 639 |
| 16 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 636 |
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.