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1948 AL Total Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits

The Cleveland Indians led the AL in total bases in 1948, with 2,349, 51 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 2,011.0.

Led the AL in 1948 Cleveland Indians 156 games
2,349 Total Bases 51 clear of New York Yankees
# Team G TB
1 Cleveland Indians 156 2,349
2 New York Yankees 154 2,298
3 Boston Red Sox 155 2,191
AL average 2,011.0
4 St. Louis Browns 155 2,002
5 Detroit Tigers 154 1,965
6 Philadelphia Athletics 154 1,874
7 Chicago White Sox 154 1,718
8 Washington Senators 154 1,691

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.