1957 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The St. Louis Cardinals led all of MLB in batting average in 1957, with .274, .005 ahead of the Cincinnati Redlegs. The average across 16 MLB teams is .257.
Led all of MLB in 1957
St. Louis Cardinals
154 games
.274
Batting Average
.005 clear of Cincinnati Redlegs
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .274 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 154 | .269 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | .269 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .268 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .268 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | .262 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | .260 |
| MLB average | .257 | |||
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .257 |
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | .253 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .252 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 153 | .252 |
| 12 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | .252 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 156 | .250 |
| 14 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | .244 |
| 15 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .244 |
| 16 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | .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.