1961 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Los Angeles Angels led the AL in strikeouts in 1961, with 973, 47 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 10 AL teams is 833.0.
Led the AL in 1961
Los Angeles Angels
162 games
973
Strikeouts
47 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Los Angeles Angels
|
162 | 973 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
163 | 926 |
| 3 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
161 | 914 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
163 | 866 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
163 | 836 |
| AL average | 833.0 | ||
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
163 | 831 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
163 | 814 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
161 | 801 |
| 9 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
162 | 703 |
| 10 |
 Washington Senators
|
161 | 666 |
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.