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1945 AL On-Base Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base

The New York Yankees led the AL in on-base percentage in 1945, with .343, .013 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is .325.

Led the AL in 1945 New York Yankees 152 games
.343 On-Base Percentage .013 clear of Boston Red Sox
# Team G OBP
1 New York Yankees 152 .343
2 Boston Red Sox 157 .330
3 Washington Senators 156 .330
4 Cleveland Indians 147 .326
5 Chicago White Sox 150 .326
AL average .325
6 Detroit Tigers 155 .324
7 St. Louis Browns 154 .316
8 Philadelphia Athletics 153 .307

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.