1968 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 and the Cleveland Indians shared the lead of the AL in earned run average in 1968, with 2.66. The average across 10 AL teams is 2.98.
Led the AL in 1968
Baltimore Orioles
162 games
2.66
Earned Run Average
Tied with Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 2.66 |
| 1 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 2.66 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
164 | 2.71 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 2.75 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
164 | 2.79 |
| 6 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 2.89 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
163 | 2.94 |
| AL average | 2.98 | ||
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 3.33 |
| 9 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 3.43 |
| 10 |
 Washington Senators
|
161 | 3.64 |
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.