1968 AL Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in home runs in 1968, with 185, 52 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 10 AL teams is 110.4.
Led the AL in 1968
Detroit Tigers
164 games
185
Home Runs
52 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
164 | 185 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 133 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 125 |
| 4 |
 Washington Senators
|
161 | 124 |
| AL average | 110.4 | ||
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
164 | 109 |
| 6 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 105 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
163 | 94 |
| 8 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 83 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 75 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 71 |
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.