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1952 AL Batting Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat

The New York Yankees led the AL in batting average in 1952, with .267, .004 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 8 AL teams is .253.

Led the AL in 1952 New York Yankees 154 games
.267 Batting Average .004 clear of Cleveland Indians
# Team G AVG
1 New York Yankees 154 .267
2 Cleveland Indians 155 .263
3 Boston Red Sox 154 .255
4 Philadelphia Athletics 155 .253
AL average .253
5 Chicago White Sox 156 .252
6 St. Louis Browns 155 .250
7 Detroit Tigers 156 .243
8 Washington Senators 157 .239

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.