1947 AL Wins by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won
The New York Yankees led the AL in wins in 1947, with 97, 12 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 8 AL teams is 77.0.
Led the AL in 1947
New York Yankees
155 games
97
Wins
12 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
155 | 97 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
158 | 85 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
157 | 83 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
157 | 80 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
156 | 78 |
| AL average | 77.0 | ||
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 70 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 64 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | 59 |
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.