1950 AL Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in batting average in 1950, with .302, .020 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 8 AL teams is .270.
Led the AL in 1950
Boston Red Sox
154 games
.302
Batting Average
.020 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
154 | .302 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
157 | .282 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | .282 |
| AL average | .270 | ||
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | .269 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | .261 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
156 | .260 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
155 | .260 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | .246 |
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.