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1965 NL Strikeouts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out

The Cincinnati Reds led the NL in strikeouts in 1965, with 1,113, 34 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 10 NL teams is 964.9.

Led the NL in 1965 Cincinnati Reds 162 games
1,113 Strikeouts 34 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team G SO
1 Cincinnati Reds 162 1,113
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 1,079
3 Philadelphia Phillies 162 1,071
4 San Francisco Giants 163 1,060
5 Milwaukee Braves 162 966
NL average 964.9
6 Houston Astros 162 931
7 St. Louis Cardinals 162 916
8 Pittsburgh Pirates 163 882
9 Chicago Cubs 164 855
10 New York Mets 164 776

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.