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1966 AL Winning Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision

The Baltimore Orioles led the AL in winning percentage in 1966, with .606, .057 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 10 AL teams is .500.

Led the AL in 1966 Baltimore Orioles 160 games
.606 Winning Percentage .057 clear of Minnesota Twins
# Team G W-L%
1 Baltimore Orioles 160 .606
2 Minnesota Twins 162 .549
3 Detroit Tigers 162 .543
4 Chicago White Sox 163 .512
5 Cleveland Indians 162 .500
AL average .500
6 California Angels 162 .494
7 Kansas City Athletics 160 .463
8 Washington Senators 159 .447
9 Boston Red Sox 162 .444
10 New York Yankees 160 .440

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.