1949 AL Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The Chicago White Sox led the AL in triples in 1949, with 66, 6 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 48.9.
Led the AL in 1949
Chicago White Sox
154 games
66
Triples
6 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 66 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 60 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
154 | 58 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 51 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 49 |
| AL average | 48.9 | ||
| 6 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 41 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 36 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 30 |
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.