1971 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Baltimore Orioles led the AL in earned run average in 1971, with 3.00, 0.06 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 12 AL teams is 3.47.
Led the AL in 1971
Baltimore Orioles
158 games
3.00
Earned Run Average
0.06 clear of Oakland Athletics
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
158 | 3.00 |
| 2 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
161 | 3.06 |
| 3 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 3.10 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 3.13 |
| 5 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
161 | 3.25 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
161 | 3.38 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 3.45 |
| AL average | 3.47 | ||
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 3.63 |
| 9 |
 Washington Senators
|
159 | 3.70 |
| 10 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
160 | 3.82 |
| 11 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 3.83 |
| 12 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 4.28 |
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.