1949 AL Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in home runs in 1949, with 131, 14 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 8 AL teams is 96.1.
Led the AL in 1949
Boston Red Sox
155 games
131
Home Runs
14 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 131 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 117 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 115 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
154 | 112 |
| AL average | 96.1 | ||
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 88 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 82 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 81 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 43 |
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.