1947 AL Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in plate appearances in 1947, with 6,147, 47 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 5,949.5.
Led the AL in 1947
Detroit Tigers
158 games
6,147
Plate Appearances
47 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
158 | 6,147 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
157 | 6,100 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 6,031 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
157 | 5,975 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
156 | 5,971 |
| AL average | 5,949.5 | ||
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 5,836 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | 5,819 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 5,717 |
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.