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1955 AL Extra-Base Hits by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Doubles plus triples plus home runs

The Boston Red Sox led the AL in extra-base hits in 1955, with 417, 8 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 359.1.

Led the AL in 1955 Boston Red Sox 154 games
417 Extra-Base Hits 8 clear of New York Yankees
# Team G XBH
1 Boston Red Sox 154 417
2 New York Yankees 154 409
3 Detroit Tigers 154 379
4 Cleveland Indians 154 374
AL average 359.1
5 Chicago White Sox 155 356
5 Kansas City Athletics 155 356
7 Washington Senators 154 312
8 Baltimore Orioles 156 270

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.