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1955 AL On-Base Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base

The Boston Red Sox led the AL in on-base percentage in 1955, with .351, .002 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 8 AL teams is .336.

Led the AL in 1955 Boston Red Sox 154 games
.351 On-Base Percentage .002 clear of Cleveland Indians
# Team G OBP
1 Boston Red Sox 154 .351
2 Cleveland Indians 154 .349
3 Detroit Tigers 154 .344
4 Chicago White Sox 155 .344
5 New York Yankees 154 .340
AL average .336
6 Washington Senators 154 .322
7 Kansas City Athletics 155 .322
8 Baltimore Orioles 156 .314

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.