1961 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Baltimore Orioles led the AL in earned run average in 1961, with 3.22, 0.24 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 10 AL teams is 4.03.
Led the AL in 1961
Baltimore Orioles
163 games
3.22
Earned Run Average
0.24 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
163 | 3.22 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
163 | 3.46 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
163 | 3.55 |
| AL average | 4.03 | ||
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
163 | 4.06 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
161 | 4.15 |
| 6 |
 Washington Senators
|
161 | 4.23 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
161 | 4.28 |
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
163 | 4.29 |
| 9 |
 Los Angeles Angels
|
162 | 4.31 |
| 10 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
162 | 4.74 |
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.