1956 MLB On-Base Plus Slug. by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. On-base percentage plus slugging
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in on-base plus slug. in 1956, with .781, just ahead of the New York Yankees (.7810 to .7808). The average across 16 MLB teams is .728.
Led all of MLB in 1956
Boston Red Sox
155 games
.781
On-Base Plus Slug.
Just ahead of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | .781 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .781 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 155 | .777 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | .776 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | .761 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | .746 |
| 7 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | .745 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | .732 |
| MLB average | .728 | |||
| 9 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | .718 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | .715 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .709 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 157 | .687 |
| 13 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .685 |
| 14 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 157 | .684 |
| 15 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .682 |
| 16 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | .670 |
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.