The Baltimore Orioles, the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals are tied for the fewest strikeouts in a game with >0 games played, with -12 strikeouts.
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Which MLB team strikes out the least per regular-season game?| TEAM | SO | G | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |||
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| 1 |  | Orioles | -12 | 1 | 6/25/1902 | vs | L 6-8 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 1 | -12 | -12 | .235 | .257 | .441 | .698 | |||
| 2 |  | Brewers | -12 | 1 | 7/9/1901 | vs | L 9-17 | 41 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 0 | -12 | -12 | .341 | .341 | .439 | .780 | |||
| 3 |  | Cardinals | -12 | 1 | 7/6/1901 | vs | L 9-14 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -13 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 0 | -13 | -13 | .238 | .304 | .333 | .638 | |||
| 4 | | Brewers | -12 | 1 | 4/27/1901 | @ | L 9-13 | 42 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -12 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 0 | -12 | -12 | .286 | .333 | .381 | .714 | |||
| 5 | | Cardinals | -11 | 1 | 9/9/1903 | vs | L 5-18 | 39 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 40 | 18 | 3 | 0 | -11 | -11 | .385 | .400 | .462 | .862 | |||
| 6 |  | Cubs | -11 | 1 | 8/12/1903 | @ | L 10-11 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 1 | -11 | -11 | .278 | .350 | .389 | .739 | |||
| 7 |  | Superbas | -11 | 1 | 8/8/1903 | @ | L 3-4 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -11 | -11 | .152 | .243 | .152 | .395 | |||
| 8 | | Cardinals | -11 | 1 | 7/22/1903 | vs | W 8-7 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -12 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 0 | -12 | -12 | .333 | .368 | .528 | .896 | |||
| 9 |  | Highlanders | -11 | 1 | 7/17/1903 | vs | L 4-11 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -11 | -11 | .152 | .222 | .182 | .404 | |||
| 10 |  | Tigers | -11 | 1 | 7/9/1903 | @ | L 4-17 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | -11 | -11 | .143 | .167 | .200 | .367 | |||
| 11 |  | Athletics | -11 | 1 | 5/17/1903 | @ | L 3-9 | 39 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 1 | -12 | -12 | .359 | .359 | .385 | .744 | |||
| 12 |  | White Sox | -11 | 1 | 4/26/1903 | @ | L 3-8 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | -11 | -11 | .188 | .188 | .281 | .469 | |||
| 13 | | Cardinals | -11 | 1 | 9/14/1902 | vs | L 6-9 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 0 | -11 | -11 | .256 | .326 | .282 | .608 | |||
| 14 | | Cardinals | -11 | 1 | 8/17/1902 | vs | N 7-7 | 63 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 3 | -11 | -11 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 | |||
| 15 | | Orioles | -11 | 1 | 8/5/1902 | @ | L 7-8 | 40 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 2 | -11 | -11 | .350 | .409 | .525 | .934 | |||
| 16 | | Cardinals | -11 | 1 | 7/26/1902 | vs | L 1-5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -11 | -11 | .038 | .107 | .038 | .146 | |||
| 17 | | Cardinals | -11 | 1 | 7/9/1902 | vs | N 5-5 | 42 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 0 | -12 | -12 | .310 | .356 | .333 | .689 | |||
| 18 |  | Americans | -11 | 1 | 6/24/1902 | @ | L 6-7 | 38 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 0 | -11 | -11 | .237 | .256 | .474 | .730 | |||
| 19 |  | Browns | -11 | 1 | 6/3/1902 | @ | L 6-7 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -11 | -11 | .152 | .263 | .212 | .475 | |||
| 20 | | Tigers | -11 | 1 | 5/28/1902 | @ | L 4-11 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | -11 | -11 | .306 | .390 | .333 | .724 | |||
| 21 | | Superbas | -11 | 1 | 5/18/1902 | @ | L 5-6 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 2 | -12 | -12 | .194 | .216 | .222 | .438 | |||
| 22 |  | Phillies | -11 | 1 | 9/27/1901 | @ | L 0-9 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -11 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -11 | -11 | .071 | .212 | .071 | .284 | |||
| 23 | | Tigers | -11 | 1 | 8/4/1901 | @ | L 4-11 | 38 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 0 | -11 | -11 | .237 | .275 | .289 | .564 | |||
| 24 | | Orioles | -11 | 1 | 8/3/1901 | vs | L 5-6 | 32 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 1 | -11 | -11 | .344 | .417 | .531 | .948 | |||
| 25 | | Americans | -11 | 1 | 7/24/1901 | @ | L 3-4 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -11 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 0 | -11 | -11 | .278 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |||
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | 19 | .661 | ||
29 | 27 | .518 | 8.0 | |
29 | 28 | .509 | 8.5 | |
26 | 31 | .456 | 11.5 | |
23 | 33 | .411 | 14.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
33 | 20 | .623 | ||
29 | 25 | .537 | 4.5 | |
30 | 26 | .536 | 4.5 | |
29 | 26 | .527 | 5.0 | |
29 | 27 | .518 | 5.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
36 | 20 | .643 | ||
31 | 24 | .564 | 4.5 | |
31 | 24 | .564 | 4.5 | |
22 | 34 | .393 | 14.0 | |
20 | 37 | .351 | 16.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | 19 | .642 | ||
34 | 22 | .607 | 1.5 | |
27 | 29 | .482 | 8.5 | |
26 | 30 | .464 | 9.5 | |
23 | 31 | .426 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
33 | 25 | .569 | ||
28 | 27 | .509 | 3.5 | |
27 | 29 | .482 | 5.0 | |
22 | 34 | .393 | 10.0 | |
22 | 34 | .393 | 10.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
28 | 29 | .491 | ||
27 | 29 | .482 | 0.5 | |
25 | 30 | .455 | 2.0 | |
25 | 32 | .439 | 3.0 | |
21 | 35 | .375 | 6.5 |
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