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1948 AL Hits by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits

The Cleveland Indians led the AL in hits in 1948, with 1,534, 54 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 1,401.5.

Led the AL in 1948 Cleveland Indians 156 games
1,534 Hits 54 clear of New York Yankees
# Team G H
1 Cleveland Indians 156 1,534
2 New York Yankees 154 1,480
3 Boston Red Sox 155 1,471
4 St. Louis Browns 155 1,438
AL average 1,401.5
5 Detroit Tigers 154 1,396
6 Philadelphia Athletics 154 1,345
7 Chicago White Sox 154 1,303
8 Washington Senators 154 1,245

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.