1956 AL Doubles by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in doubles in 1956, with 261, 43 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 210.0.
Led the AL in 1956
Boston Red Sox
155 games
261
Doubles
43 clear of Chicago White Sox
| # | Team | G | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 261 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 218 |
| AL average | 210.0 | ||
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 209 |
| 4 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
154 | 204 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | 199 |
| 6 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | 198 |
| 6 |
 Washington Senators
|
155 | 198 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
154 | 193 |
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.