1940 AL Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in plate appearances in 1940, with 6,183, 9 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 6,033.8.
Led the AL in 1940
Detroit Tigers
155 games
6,183
Plate Appearances
9 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 6,183 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | 6,174 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 6,051 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 6,045 |
| AL average | 6,033.8 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 6,003 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | 5,957 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 5,948 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 5,909 |
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.