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1929 AL Total Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits

The Detroit Tigers led the AL in total bases in 1929, with 2,531, 104 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 2,147.8.

Led the AL in 1929 Detroit Tigers 155 games
2,531 Total Bases 104 clear of New York Yankees
# Team G TB
1 Detroit Tigers 155 2,531
2 New York Yankees 154 2,427
3 Philadelphia Athletics 151 2,341
4 Cleveland Indians 152 2,155
AL average 2,147.8
5 St. Louis Browns 154 1,971
6 Washington Senators 153 1,965
7 Chicago White Sox 152 1,906
8 Boston Red Sox 155 1,886

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.