1948 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Cleveland Indians led the AL in earned run average in 1948, with 3.22, 0.53 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 4.29.
Led the AL in 1948
Cleveland Indians
156 games
3.22
Earned Run Average
0.53 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 3.22 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
154 | 3.75 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 4.15 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 4.20 |
| AL average | 4.29 | ||
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 4.43 |
| 6 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 4.65 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 4.89 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 5.01 |
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.