1955 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The New York Yankees led the AL in earned run average in 1955, with 3.23, 0.14 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 3.96.
Led the AL in 1955
New York Yankees
154 games
3.23
Earned Run Average
0.14 clear of Chicago White Sox
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
154 | 3.23 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 3.37 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
154 | 3.39 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | 3.72 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 3.79 |
| AL average | 3.96 | ||
| 6 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
156 | 4.21 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 4.62 |
| 8 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
155 | 5.35 |
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.