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1968 AL On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The Boston Red Sox led the AL in on-base percentage in 1968, with .314, .007 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 10 AL teams is .297.

Led the AL in 1968 Boston Red Sox 162 games
.314 On-Base Percentage .007 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team G OBP
1 Boston Red Sox 162 .314
2 Detroit Tigers 164 .307
3 Baltimore Orioles 162 .304
3 Oakland Athletics 163 .304
5 Minnesota Twins 162 .299
AL average .297
6 Cleveland Indians 162 .293
7 New York Yankees 164 .292
8 California Angels 162 .291
9 Washington Senators 161 .287
10 Chicago White Sox 162 .284

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.