what teams have struck out the most in al history in a single season prior to 2000

Before 2000, the Detroit Tigers had the most strikeouts by an AL team in a season, with 1,268 strikeouts in 1996.

	TEAM	SO	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Tigers	1,268	1996	162	.327	53	109	5,530	783	1,413	257	21	204	741	546	29	87	50	6,202	2,324	482	48	49	26	132	.256	.323	.420	.743
2	Tigers	1,185	1991	162	.519	84	78	5,547	817	1,372	259	26	209	778	699	31	109	47	6,359	2,310	494	38	44	40	90	.247	.333	.416	.749
3	Athletics	1,181	1997	162	.401	65	97	5,589	764	1,451	274	23	197	714	642	49	71	36	6,369	2,362	494	49	40	23	133	.260	.339	.423	.762
4	Tigers	1,164	1997	162	.488	79	83	5,481	784	1,415	268	32	176	743	578	49	161	72	6,189	2,275	476	34	47	37	120	.258	.332	.415	.747
5	Mariners	1,148	1986	162	.414	67	95	5,498	718	1,392	243	41	158	681	572	34	93	76	6,185	2,191	442	52	29	38	125	.253	.326	.399	.724
6	Blue Jays	1,138	1997	162	.469	76	86	5,473	654	1,333	275	41	147	627	487	59	134	50	6,109	2,131	463	38	52	26	102	.244	.310	.389	.699
7	Blue Jays	1,132	1998	163	.543	88	74	5,580	816	1,482	316	19	221	776	564	87	184	81	6,323	2,499	556	43	49	43	108	.266	.340	.448	.787
8	Athletics	1,129	1999	162	.537	87	75	5,519	893	1,430	287	20	235	845	770	71	70	37	6,440	2,462	542	39	41	32	129	.259	.355	.446	.801
9	Senators	1,125	1965	162	.432	70	92	5,374	591	1,227	179	33	136	563	570	34	30	19	6,078	1,880	348	63	37	36	112	.228	.304	.350	.654
10	Senators	1,124	1964	162	.383	62	100	5,396	578	1,246	199	28	125	528	514	28	47	30	6,037	1,876	352	66	33	34	119	.231	.299	.348	.647
11	Athletics	1,122	1998	162	.457	74	88	5,490	804	1,413	295	13	149	755	633	55	131	47	6,282	2,181	457	58	46	22	120	.257	.338	.397	.735
12	Tigers	1,122	1993	162	.525	85	77	5,620	899	1,546	282	38	178	853	765	35	104	63	6,505	2,438	498	33	52	50	101	.275	.362	.434	.796
13	Twins	1,121	1997	162	.420	68	94	5,634	772	1,522	305	40	132	730	495	60	151	52	6,265	2,303	477	20	56	32	117	.270	.333	.409	.741
14	Rangers	1,116	1997	162	.475	77	85	5,651	807	1,547	311	27	187	773	500	34	72	37	6,265	2,473	525	28	52	39	118	.274	.334	.438	.771
15	Athletics	1,114	1996	162	.481	78	84	5,630	861	1,492	283	21	243	823	640	58	58	35	6,402	2,546	547	35	39	36	134	.265	.344	.452	.796
16	Mariners	1,110	1997	162	.556	90	72	5,614	925	1,574	312	21	264	890	626	49	89	40	6,384	2,720	597	46	49	53	146	.280	.355	.485	.839
17	Devil Rays	1,107	1998	162	.389	63	99	5,555	620	1,450	267	43	111	579	473	37	120	73	6,156	2,136	421	53	38	24	127	.261	.321	.385	.706
18	Blue Jays	1,105	1996	162	.457	74	88	5,599	766	1,451	302	35	177	712	529	92	116	38	6,295	2,354	514	38	37	19	120	.259	.331	.420	.752
19	Athletics	1,104	1964	163	.352	57	105	5,524	621	1,321	216	29	166	594	548	42	34	20	6,192	2,093	411	53	25	32	152	.239	.311	.379	.690
20	Indians	1,102	1963	162	.488	79	83	5,496	635	1,314	214	29	169	592	469	40	59	36	6,136	2,093	412	88	43	46	105	.239	.301	.381	.682
21	Indians	1,099	1999	162	.599	97	65	5,634	1,009	1,629	309	32	209	960	743	55	147	50	6,553	2,629	550	54	67	41	136	.289	.373	.467	.840
22	Mariners	1,095	1999	162	.488	79	83	5,572	859	1,499	263	21	244	825	610	42	130	45	6,310	2,536	528	38	48	38	114	.269	.343	.455	.798
23	Rangers	1,088	1986	162	.537	87	75	5,529	771	1,479	248	43	184	725	511	35	103	85	6,148	2,365	475	31	42	33	133	.267	.331	.428	.759
24	Mariners	1,081	1998	161	.472	76	85	5,628	859	1,553	321	28	234	822	558	57	115	39	6,327	2,632	583	36	48	26	107	.276	.345	.468	.812
25	Rangers	1,081	1987	162	.463	75	87	5,564	823	1,478	264	35	194	772	567	24	120	71	6,248	2,394	493	42	51	34	116	.266	.333	.430	.764