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1948 AL Doubles by Team

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

The Boston Red Sox led the AL in doubles in 1948, with 277, 26 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 230.8.

Led the AL in 1948 Boston Red Sox 155 games
277 Doubles 26 clear of New York Yankees
# Team G 2B
1 Boston Red Sox 155 277
2 New York Yankees 154 251
2 St. Louis Browns 155 251
4 Cleveland Indians 156 242
5 Philadelphia Athletics 154 231
AL average 230.8
6 Detroit Tigers 154 219
7 Washington Senators 154 203
8 Chicago White Sox 154 172

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.