1947 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The New York Yankees led the AL in earned run average in 1947, with 3.39, 0.05 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 8 AL teams is 3.71.
Led the AL in 1947
New York Yankees
155 games
3.39
Earned Run Average
0.05 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
155 | 3.39 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
157 | 3.44 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
156 | 3.51 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
158 | 3.57 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 3.64 |
| AL average | 3.71 | ||
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
157 | 3.81 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 3.97 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | 4.33 |
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.