1968 AL Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in plate appearances in 1968, with 6,179, 143 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 10 AL teams is 6,009.5.
Led the AL in 1968
Detroit Tigers
164 games
6,179
Plate Appearances
143 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
164 | 6,179 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 6,036 |
| 3 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
163 | 6,026 |
| 4 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 6,022 |
| AL average | 6,009.5 | ||
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
164 | 5,992 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 5,988 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 5,974 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
161 | 5,971 |
| 9 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 5,965 |
| 10 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 5,942 |
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.