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1960 AL Batting Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat

The Chicago White Sox led the AL in batting average in 1960, with .270, .003 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 8 AL teams is .255.

Led the AL in 1960 Chicago White Sox 154 games
.270 Batting Average .003 clear of Cleveland Indians
# Team G AVG
1 Chicago White Sox 154 .270
2 Cleveland Indians 154 .267
3 Boston Red Sox 154 .261
4 New York Yankees 155 .260
AL average .255
5 Baltimore Orioles 154 .253
6 Kansas City Athletics 155 .249
7 Washington Senators 154 .245
8 Detroit Tigers 154 .239

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.