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1966 AL On-Base Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base

The Baltimore Orioles led the AL in on-base percentage in 1966, with .324, .003 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 10 AL teams is .306.

Led the AL in 1966 Baltimore Orioles 160 games
.324 On-Base Percentage .003 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team G OBP
1 Baltimore Orioles 160 .324
2 Detroit Tigers 162 .321
3 Minnesota Twins 162 .316
4 Boston Red Sox 162 .310
AL average .306
5 California Angels 162 .303
6 New York Yankees 160 .299
7 Cleveland Indians 162 .297
8 Chicago White Sox 163 .297
9 Washington Senators 159 .295
10 Kansas City Athletics 160 .294

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.