1940 AL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in batting average in 1940, with .286, just ahead of the Boston Red Sox (.2859 to .2857). The average across 8 AL teams is .271.
Led the AL in 1940
Detroit Tigers
155 games
.286
Batting Average
Just ahead of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
155 | .286 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | .286 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | .278 |
| AL average | .271 | ||
| 4 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | .271 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | .265 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | .263 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | .262 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | .259 |
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.