1973 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Milwaukee Brewers led the AL in strikeouts in 1973, with 977, 23 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 12 AL teams is 820.9.
Led the AL in 1973
Milwaukee Brewers
162 games
977
Strikeouts
23 clear of Minnesota Twins
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 977 |
| 2 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 954 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 952 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 919 |
| AL average | 820.9 | ||
| 5 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 816 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 799 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 793 |
| 8 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 791 |
| 9 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 752 |
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 722 |
| 11 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 696 |
| 12 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 680 |
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.