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1947 AL Doubles by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits

The Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers shared the lead of the AL in doubles in 1947, with 234. The average across 8 AL teams is 213.5.

Led the AL in 1947 Cleveland Indians 157 games
234 Doubles Tied with Detroit Tigers
# Team G 2B
1 Cleveland Indians 157 234
1 Detroit Tigers 158 234
3 New York Yankees 155 230
4 Philadelphia Athletics 156 218
AL average 213.5
5 Chicago White Sox 155 211
6 Boston Red Sox 157 206
7 St. Louis Browns 154 189
8 Washington Senators 154 186

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.