1957 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Brooklyn Dodgers led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1957, with 891, 32 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 16 MLB teams is 747.8.
Led all of MLB in 1957
Brooklyn Dodgers
154 games
891
Strikeouts
32 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 891 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 859 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 156 | 858 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 810 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 153 | 807 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 778 |
| 7 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | 767 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 756 |
| MLB average | 747.8 | |||
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 154 | 707 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 701 |
| 11 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | 693 |
| 12 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | 692 |
| 13 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | 691 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | 665 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 663 |
| 16 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 626 |
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.