1948 AL Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Cleveland Indians led the AL in home runs in 1948, with 155, 16 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 88.8.
Led the AL in 1948
Cleveland Indians
156 games
155
Home Runs
16 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 155 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
154 | 139 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 121 |
| AL average | 88.8 | ||
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 78 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 68 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 63 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 55 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 31 |
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.