1978 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 1978, with 864, 29 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 14 AL teams is 725.2.
Led the AL in 1978
Baltimore Orioles
161 games
864
Strikeouts
29 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
161 | 864 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
163 | 835 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 805 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 800 |
| 5 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 779 |
| AL average | 725.2 | ||
| 6 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
160 | 702 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
159 | 698 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 695 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
163 | 695 |
| 10 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 684 |
| 11 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 682 |
| 12 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
161 | 645 |
| 13 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 644 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
161 | 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.