mlb team most pitching strikeouts in a season all-time before 2005

Before 2005, the Chicago Cubs struck out the most hitters by a team in a season, with 1,404 strikeouts in 2003.

	TEAM	SO	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Cubs	1,404	2003	162	.543	88	74	162	3.83	13	6	36	1456.1	1,304	619	683	143	617	71	36	6,227	63	8.68	3.81	2.28	0.88	22.5	9.9	1.32	.291	4.22	8.06
2	Cubs	1,346	2004	162	.549	89	73	162	3.81	3	2	42	1465.1	1,363	621	665	169	545	76	33	6,262	50	8.27	3.35	2.47	1.04	21.5	8.7	1.30	.289	4.08	8.37
3	Cubs	1,344	2001	162	.543	88	74	162	4.03	8	2	41	1437.0	1,357	643	701	164	550	50	43	6,159	48	8.42	3.44	2.44	1.03	21.8	8.9	1.33	.294	4.39	8.50
4	Cubs	1,333	2002	162	.414	67	95	162	4.29	11	3	23	1441.1	1,373	687	759	167	606	58	53	6,236	44	8.32	3.78	2.20	1.04	21.4	9.7	1.37	.296	4.74	8.57
5	Diamondbacks	1,303	2002	162	.605	98	64	162	3.92	14	5	40	1446.2	1,361	630	674	170	421	54	30	6,067	48	8.11	2.62	3.10	1.06	21.5	6.9	1.23	.289	4.19	8.47
6	Diamondbacks	1,297	2001	162	.568	92	70	162	3.87	12	5	34	1459.2	1,352	627	677	195	461	59	30	6,090	45	8.00	2.84	2.81	1.20	21.3	7.6	1.24	.284	4.17	8.34
7	Diamondbacks	1,291	2003	162	.519	84	78	162	3.84	7	5	42	1455.0	1,379	621	685	150	526	72	53	6,230	52	7.99	3.25	2.45	0.93	20.7	8.4	1.31	.293	4.24	8.53
8	Dodgers	1,289	2003	162	.525	85	77	162	3.16	3	3	58	1457.2	1,254	511	556	127	526	40	35	6,001	50	7.96	3.25	2.45	0.78	21.5	8.8	1.22	.280	3.43	7.74
9	Astros	1,282	2004	162	.568	92	70	162	4.05	2	2	47	1443.0	1,416	650	698	174	525	68	61	6,201	45	8.00	3.27	2.44	1.09	20.7	8.5	1.35	.299	4.35	8.83
10	Yankees	1,266	2001	161	.594	95	65	161	4.02	7	3	57	1451.1	1,429	649	713	158	465	55	29	6,174	54	7.85	2.88	2.72	0.98	20.5	7.5	1.31	.300	4.42	8.86
11	Red Sox	1,259	2001	161	.509	82	79	161	4.15	3	2	48	1448.0	1,412	667	745	146	544	93	50	6,272	54	7.83	3.38	2.31	0.91	20.1	8.7	1.35	.299	4.63	8.78
12	Braves	1,245	1996	162	.593	96	66	162	3.52	14	3	46	1469.0	1,372	575	648	120	451	19	64	6,132	49	7.63	2.76	2.76	0.74	20.3	7.4	1.24	.291	3.97	8.41
13	Braves	1,232	1998	162	.654	106	56	162	3.25	24	14	45	1438.2	1,291	520	581	117	467	35	37	5,967	51	7.71	2.92	2.64	0.73	20.6	7.8	1.22	.285	3.63	8.08
14	Dodgers	1,232	1997	162	.543	88	74	162	3.62	6	1	45	1459.1	1,325	587	645	163	546	45	36	6,191	36	7.60	3.37	2.26	1.01	19.9	8.8	1.28	.276	3.98	8.17
15	Astros	1,228	2001	162	.574	93	69	162	4.37	7	1	48	1454.2	1,453	707	769	221	486	70	22	6,236	42	7.60	3.01	2.53	1.37	19.7	7.8	1.33	.291	4.76	8.99
16	Astros	1,221	1969	162	.500	81	81	162	3.60	52	9	34	1435.2	1,347	574	668	111	547	35	65	6,126	73	7.65	3.43	2.23	0.70	19.9	8.9	1.32	.293	4.19	8.44
17	Diamondbacks	1,220	2000	162	.525	85	77	162	4.35	16	4	38	1443.2	1,441	698	754	190	500	42	53	6,158	30	7.61	3.12	2.44	1.18	19.8	8.1	1.34	.297	4.70	8.98
18	Astros	1,219	2002	162	.519	84	78	162	4.00	2	2	43	1445.0	1,423	642	695	151	546	55	78	6,205	38	7.59	3.40	2.23	0.94	19.6	8.8	1.36	.300	4.33	8.86
19	Indians	1,218	2001	162	.562	91	71	162	4.64	3	0	42	1446.2	1,512	746	821	148	573	49	44	6,312	58	7.58	3.56	2.13	0.92	19.3	9.1	1.44	.315	5.11	9.41
20	Padres	1,217	1998	162	.605	98	64	162	3.63	14	5	59	1454.2	1,384	587	635	139	501	49	45	6,151	63	7.53	3.10	2.43	0.86	19.8	8.1	1.30	.293	3.93	8.56
21	Mets	1,217	1990	162	.562	91	71	162	3.43	18	7	41	1440.0	1,339	548	613	119	444	27	35	6,009	51	7.61	2.78	2.74	0.74	20.3	7.4	1.24	.290	3.83	8.37
22	Indians	1,213	2000	162	.556	90	72	162	4.84	6	2	34	1442.1	1,511	775	816	173	666	42	45	6,380	50	7.57	4.16	1.82	1.08	19.0	10.4	1.51	.312	5.09	9.43
23	Dodgers	1,212	2001	162	.531	86	76	162	4.25	3	1	46	1450.2	1,387	685	744	184	524	72	37	6,201	44	7.52	3.25	2.31	1.14	19.5	8.5	1.32	.286	4.62	8.61
24	Dodgers	1,212	1996	162	.556	90	72	162	3.46	6	4	50	1466.1	1,378	564	652	125	534	39	66	6,223	39	7.44	3.28	2.27	0.77	19.5	8.6	1.30	.291	4.00	8.46
25	Phillies	1,209	1997	162	.420	68	94	162	4.85	13	3	35	1420.1	1,441	765	840	171	616	58	42	6,228	73	7.66	3.90	1.96	1.08	19.4	9.9	1.45	.304	5.32	9.13