1977 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Baltimore Orioles led the AL in strikeouts in 1977, with 945, 35 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 14 AL teams is 802.4.
Led the AL in 1977
Baltimore Orioles
161 games
945
Strikeouts
35 clear of Oakland Athletics
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
161 | 945 |
| 2 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
161 | 910 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
161 | 905 |
| 4 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 904 |
| 5 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 880 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 862 |
| 7 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
161 | 819 |
| AL average | 802.4 | ||
| 8 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 769 |
| 9 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 764 |
| 10 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
161 | 754 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
161 | 688 |
| 12 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 687 |
| 13 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 681 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 666 |
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.