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1969 AL Batting Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat

The Minnesota Twins led the AL in batting average in 1969, with .268, .002 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 AL teams is .246.

Led the AL in 1969 Minnesota Twins 162 games
.268 Batting Average .002 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team G AVG
1 Minnesota Twins 162 .268
2 Baltimore Orioles 162 .266
3 Boston Red Sox 162 .251
4 Washington Senators 162 .251
5 Oakland Athletics 162 .249
6 Chicago White Sox 162 .247
AL average .246
7 Detroit Tigers 162 .242
8 Kansas City Royals 163 .240
9 Cleveland Indians 161 .237
10 New York Yankees 162 .235
11 Seattle Pilots 163 .234
12 California Angels 163 .230

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.