1960 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in strikeouts in 1960, with 824, 39 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 8 AL teams is 749.1.
Led the AL in 1960
Detroit Tigers
154 games
824
Strikeouts
39 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 824 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | 785 |
| 3 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 775 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
154 | 771 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | 767 |
| AL average | 749.1 | ||
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 712 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 695 |
| 8 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
155 | 664 |
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.