1956 AL Wins by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won
The New York Yankees led the AL in wins in 1956, with 97, 9 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 8 AL teams is 77.0.
Led the AL in 1956
New York Yankees
154 games
97
Wins
9 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | G | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
154 | 97 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | 88 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 85 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 84 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 82 |
| AL average | 77.0 | ||
| 6 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | 69 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
155 | 59 |
| 8 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
154 | 52 |
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.