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1969 AL Total Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits

The Minnesota Twins led the AL in total bases in 1969, with 2,319, 37 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 AL teams is 2,017.3.

Led the AL in 1969 Minnesota Twins 162 games
2,319 Total Bases 37 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team G TB
1 Minnesota Twins 162 2,319
2 Baltimore Orioles 162 2,282
3 Boston Red Sox 162 2,280
4 Oakland Athletics 162 2,110
5 Detroit Tigers 162 2,108
6 Washington Senators 162 2,060
AL average 2,017.3
7 Chicago White Sox 162 1,946
8 Seattle Pilots 163 1,884
9 Cleveland Indians 161 1,850
10 Kansas City Royals 163 1,848
11 New York Yankees 162 1,827
12 California Angels 163 1,694

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.