1956 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in batting average in 1956, with .279, .004 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 16 MLB teams is .258.
Led all of MLB in 1956
Detroit Tigers
155 games
.279
Batting Average
.004 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | .279 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | .275 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .270 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | .268 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | .267 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 155 | .266 |
| 7 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | .259 |
| MLB average | .258 | |||
| 8 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | .258 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 157 | .257 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .252 |
| 11 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .252 |
| 12 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | .250 |
| 13 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .244 |
| 14 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | .244 |
| 14 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | .244 |
| 16 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 157 | .244 |
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.