1946 AL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in batting average in 1946, with .271, .011 ahead of the Washington Senators. The average across 8 AL teams is .255.
Led the AL in 1946
Boston Red Sox
156 games
.271
Batting Average
.011 clear of Washington Senators
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
156 | .271 |
| 2 |
 Washington Senators
|
155 | .260 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | .258 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | .257 |
| AL average | .255 | ||
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
155 | .253 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | .251 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
154 | .248 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | .245 |
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.