1938 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 1938, with 174, 37 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 8 AL teams is 108.0.
Led the AL in 1938
New York Yankees
157 games
174
Home Runs
37 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
157 | 174 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 137 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
153 | 113 |
| AL average | 108.0 | ||
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
150 | 98 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 98 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 92 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
152 | 85 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
149 | 67 |
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.