1917 AL Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The New York Yankees led the AL in home runs in 1917, with 27, 2 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 8 AL teams is 16.6.
Led the AL in 1917
New York Yankees
155 games
27
Home Runs
2 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
155 | 27 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 25 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
156 | 18 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 17 |
| AL average | 16.6 | ||
| 5 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 15 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
157 | 14 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 13 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
157 | 4 |
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.