1959 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Chicago White Sox led the AL in earned run average in 1959, with 3.29, 0.27 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 8 AL teams is 3.87.
Led the AL in 1959
Chicago White Sox
156 games
3.29
Earned Run Average
0.27 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Sox
|
156 | 3.29 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
155 | 3.56 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 3.60 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
154 | 3.75 |
| AL average | 3.87 | ||
| 5 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 4.01 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | 4.17 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 4.20 |
| 8 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
154 | 4.35 |
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.