1938 AL Wins by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won
The New York Yankees led the AL in wins in 1938, with 99, 11 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 75.6.
Led the AL in 1938
New York Yankees
157 games
99
Wins
11 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
157 | 99 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
150 | 88 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
153 | 86 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 84 |
| AL average | 75.6 | ||
| 5 |
 Washington Senators
|
152 | 75 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
149 | 65 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 55 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 53 |
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.