1971 AL Stolen Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases stolen
The Kansas City Royals led the AL in stolen bases in 1971, with 130, 47 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 12 AL teams is 72.1.
Led the AL in 1971
Kansas City Royals
161 games
130
Stolen Bases
47 clear of Chicago White Sox
| # | Team | G | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Royals
|
161 | 130 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 83 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
161 | 82 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
161 | 80 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 75 |
| AL average | 72.1 | ||
| 6 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 72 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
159 | 68 |
| 8 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
158 | 66 |
| 8 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
160 | 66 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 57 |
| 11 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 51 |
| 12 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 35 |
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.