The Philadelphia Phillies have the fewest strikeouts by a team against left-handed pitchers in a season, with 67 strikeouts in 1981.
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MLB teams that strike out the least against lhp this regular season| TEAM | SO | SEASON | G | W% | W | L | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Phillies | 67 | 1981 | 56 | .625 | 35 | 21 | 660 | 179 | 38 | 4 | 16 | 87 | 77 | 3 | 757 | 273 | 58 | 9 | 8 | 8 | .271 | .346 | .414 | .760 |
| 2 |  | Cardinals | 75 | 2020 | 33 | .545 | 18 | 15 | 312 | 72 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 34 | 7 | 354 | 123 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .319 | .394 | .713 |
| 3 |  | Dodgers | 86 | 1981 | 59 | .593 | 35 | 24 | 592 | 149 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 78 | 54 | 3 | 666 | 239 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 9 | .252 | .315 | .404 | .719 |
| 4 |  | Tigers | 95 | 2020 | 34 | .471 | 16 | 18 | 361 | 116 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 31 | 4 | 400 | 185 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .321 | .378 | .512 | .891 |
| 5 |  | Royals | 101 | 2020 | 44 | .386 | 17 | 27 | 420 | 103 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 33 | 4 | 461 | 174 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .306 | .414 | .720 |
| 6 |  | Nationals | 109 | 2020 | 43 | .419 | 18 | 25 | 532 | 151 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 89 | 40 | 9 | 591 | 268 | 62 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .284 | .340 | .504 | .844 |
| 7 |  | Pirates | 109 | 2020 | 44 | .364 | 16 | 28 | 456 | 116 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 62 | 50 | 4 | 516 | 184 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .254 | .331 | .404 | .734 |
| 8 |  | White Sox | 110 | 2020 | 41 | .659 | 27 | 14 | 442 | 126 | 22 | 1 | 27 | 88 | 51 | 7 | 506 | 231 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .285 | .364 | .523 | .887 |
| 9 |  | Giants | 110 | 1981 | 66 | .591 | 39 | 27 | 842 | 220 | 39 | 11 | 13 | 90 | 88 | 1 | 949 | 320 | 63 | 14 | 4 | 12 | .261 | .330 | .380 | .711 |
| 10 |  | Mets | 112 | 1981 | 55 | .527 | 29 | 26 | 673 | 169 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 75 | 65 | 3 | 758 | 246 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 9 | .251 | .316 | .366 | .682 |
| 11 |  | Indians | 113 | 2020 | 47 | .660 | 31 | 16 | 489 | 112 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 46 | 8 | 551 | 186 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .229 | .303 | .380 | .683 |
| 12 |  | Orioles | 113 | 1981 | 68 | .632 | 43 | 25 | 949 | 247 | 44 | 2 | 22 | 106 | 115 | 2 | 1,083 | 361 | 68 | 11 | 6 | 6 | .260 | .340 | .380 | .720 |
| 13 |  | Orioles | 114 | 2020 | 42 | .405 | 17 | 25 | 444 | 110 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 49 | 37 | 3 | 490 | 188 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .248 | .308 | .423 | .731 |
| 14 | | Dodgers | 115 | 1980 | 74 | .622 | 46 | 28 | 955 | 259 | 47 | 5 | 30 | 119 | 79 | 3 | 1,059 | 406 | 82 | 18 | 4 | 16 | .271 | .328 | .425 | .753 |
| 15 |  | Yankees | 116 | 2020 | 42 | .548 | 23 | 19 | 452 | 102 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 59 | 54 | 5 | 513 | 181 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .314 | .400 | .715 |
| 16 |  | White Sox | 116 | 1981 | 52 | .654 | 34 | 18 | 803 | 221 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 85 | 69 | 3 | 888 | 304 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 5 | .275 | .334 | .379 | .712 |
| 17 |  | Expos | 116 | 1981 | 62 | .629 | 39 | 23 | 780 | 180 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 73 | 89 | 3 | 892 | 262 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 13 | .231 | .311 | .336 | .646 |
| 18 |  | Athletics | 122 | 2020 | 33 | .697 | 23 | 10 | 441 | 97 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 62 | 51 | 9 | 505 | 164 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .220 | .312 | .372 | .683 |
| 19 |  | Braves | 123 | 1981 | 61 | .623 | 38 | 23 | 760 | 192 | 31 | 2 | 16 | 88 | 76 | 5 | 866 | 275 | 49 | 23 | 2 | 12 | .253 | .324 | .362 | .686 |
| 20 |  | Twins | 124 | 2020 | 45 | .600 | 27 | 18 | 521 | 123 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 47 | 10 | 583 | 182 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .236 | .309 | .349 | .658 |
| 21 | | Twins | 124 | 1981 | 67 | .485 | 32 | 34 | 1,092 | 285 | 44 | 10 | 20 | 127 | 67 | 3 | 1,184 | 409 | 74 | 10 | 12 | 14 | .261 | .302 | .375 | .677 |
| 22 | | Phillies | 125 | 1980 | 91 | .659 | 60 | 31 | 1,155 | 314 | 63 | 13 | 23 | 140 | 97 | 6 | 1,292 | 472 | 99 | 22 | 12 | 21 | .272 | .328 | .409 | .737 |
| 23 |  | Astros | 130 | 2020 | 47 | .489 | 23 | 24 | 596 | 138 | 31 | 1 | 23 | 74 | 53 | 6 | 660 | 240 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .232 | .299 | .403 | .702 |
| 24 |  | Phillies | 131 | 2020 | 45 | .511 | 23 | 22 | 545 | 140 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 87 | 72 | 7 | 630 | 254 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .257 | .349 | .466 | .815 |
| 25 |  | Brewers | 131 | 1994 | 76 | .513 | 39 | 37 | 872 | 222 | 55 | 3 | 29 | 112 | 117 | 3 | 1,009 | 370 | 87 | 9 | 8 | 8 | .255 | .342 | .424 | .766 |
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