1928 AL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The New York Yankees led the AL in batting average in 1928, with .295, .001 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 AL teams is .281.
Led the AL in 1928
New York Yankees
154 games
.295
Batting Average
.001 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
154 | .295 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
153 | .294 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | .285 |
| 4 |
 Washington Senators
|
155 | .284 |
| AL average | .281 | ||
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | .279 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | .274 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | .270 |
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | .264 |
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.