1969 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Houston Astros led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1969, with 1,221, 97 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 24 MLB teams is 936.4.
Led all of MLB in 1969
Houston Astros
162 games
1,221
Strikeouts
97 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 1,221 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 1,124 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 1,032 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | 1,017 |
| 5 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 1,012 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 1,004 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 1,000 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 975 |
| 9 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 973 |
| 10 |
 Seattle Pilots
|
AL | 163 | 963 |
| MLB average | 936.4 | |||
| 11 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 935 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 921 |
| 13 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 906 |
| 13 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 906 |
| 15 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 897 |
| 16 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 163 | 894 |
| 17 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 893 |
| 18 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 887 |
| 19 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 163 | 885 |
| 20 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 162 | 835 |
| 21 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | 818 |
| 22 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 810 |
| 23 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 801 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 764 |
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.