1989 AL Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Batters struck out
The Texas Rangers led the AL in strikeouts in 1989, with 1,112, 58 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 14 AL teams is 878.3.
Led the AL in 1989
Texas Rangers
162 games
1,112
Strikeouts
58 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Rangers
|
162 | 1,112 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 1,054 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 978 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 930 |
| 5 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 897 |
| 5 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 897 |
| AL average | 878.3 | ||
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 851 |
| 8 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | 849 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 844 |
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 831 |
| 11 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 812 |
| 12 |
 New York Yankees
|
161 | 787 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
161 | 778 |
| 14 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 676 |
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.