1977 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 1977, with 965, 89 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 14 AL teams is 802.4.
Led the AL in 1977
California Angels
162 games
965
Strikeouts
89 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Angels
|
162 | 965 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
161 | 876 |
| 3 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 864 |
| 4 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 850 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 842 |
| AL average | 802.4 | ||
| 6 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
161 | 788 |
| 7 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 785 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 784 |
| 9 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
161 | 771 |
| 10 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
161 | 758 |
| 10 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 758 |
| 12 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
161 | 737 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
161 | 737 |
| 14 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 719 |
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.