1939 AL Extra-Base Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Doubles plus triples plus home runs
The New York Yankees led the AL in extra-base hits in 1939, with 480, 12 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 425.1.
Led the AL in 1939
New York Yankees
152 games
480
Extra-Base Hits
12 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | XBH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
152 | 480 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
152 | 468 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 468 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
154 | 455 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
153 | 435 |
| AL average | 425.1 | ||
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 383 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
153 | 372 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 340 |
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.