1908 AL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in batting average in 1908, with .263, .018 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is .239.
Led the AL in 1908
Detroit Tigers
154 games
.263
Batting Average
.018 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
154 | .263 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | .245 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | .245 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
157 | .239 |
| AL average | .239 | ||
| 5 |
 New York Highlanders
|
155 | .236 |
| 6 |
 Washington Senators
|
155 | .235 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
156 | .224 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
157 | .223 |
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.