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1948 AL Wins by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won

The Cleveland Indians led the AL in wins in 1948, with 97, 1 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 76.9.

Led the AL in 1948 Cleveland Indians 156 games
97 Wins 1 clear of Boston Red Sox

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.