1972 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The California Angels led the AL in strikeouts in 1972, with 1,000, 48 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 12 AL teams is 847.8.
Led the AL in 1972
California Angels
155 games
1,000
Strikeouts
48 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Angels
|
155 | 1,000 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
156 | 952 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 936 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 918 |
| 5 |
 Texas Rangers
|
154 | 868 |
| 6 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
155 | 862 |
| AL average | 847.8 | ||
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 846 |
| 8 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
154 | 838 |
| 9 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
154 | 801 |
| 10 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | 788 |
| 11 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
156 | 740 |
| 12 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 625 |
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.