1941 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in batting average in 1941, with .283, .001 ahead of the Memphis Red Sox. The average across 28 MLB teams is .261.
Led all of MLB in 1941
Boston Red Sox
155 games
.283
Batting Average
.001 clear of Memphis Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 155 | .283 |
| 2 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 57 | .282 |
| 3 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 41 | .281 |
| 4 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 51 | .280 |
| 5 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 45 | .275 |
| 6 |
|
NL | 157 | .272 |
| 7 |
|
AL | 156 | .272 |
| 8 |
|
NL | 155 | .272 |
| 9 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 37 | .269 |
| 10 |
|
AL | 156 | .269 |
| 11 |
|
AL | 154 | .268 |
| 12 |
|
NL | 156 | .268 |
| 13 |
|
AL | 157 | .266 |
| 14 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 29 | .265 |
| 15 |
|
AL | 155 | .263 |
| MLB average | .261 | |||
| 16 |
|
NL | 156 | .260 |
| 17 |
|
AL | 155 | .256 |
| 18 |
|
AL | 156 | .255 |
| 19 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 56 | .254 |
| 20 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 42 | .253 |
| 21 |
|
NL | 155 | .253 |
| 22 |
|
NL | 156 | .251 |
| 23 |
|
NL | 154 | .247 |
| 24 | St. Louis-New Orleans Stars | NAL | 43 | .244 |
| 25 |
|
NL | 155 | .244 |
| 26 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 43 | .235 |
| 27 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 33 | .230 |
| 28 | Jacksonville Red Caps | NAL | 41 | .228 |
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.
