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1949 AL Total Bases by Team

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

The Boston Red Sox led the AL in total bases in 1949, with 2,237, 161 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 1,973.4.

Led the AL in 1949 Boston Red Sox 155 games
2,237 Total Bases 161 clear of New York Yankees
# Team G TB
1 Boston Red Sox 155 2,237
2 New York Yankees 155 2,076
3 Cleveland Indians 154 2,004
4 Detroit Tigers 155 1,986
AL average 1,973.4
5 St. Louis Browns 155 1,925
6 Philadelphia Athletics 154 1,889
7 Washington Senators 154 1,862
8 Chicago White Sox 154 1,808

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.