1971 AL Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Baltimore Orioles led the AL in walks in 1971, with 672, 91 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 12 AL teams is 539.8.
Led the AL in 1971
Baltimore Orioles
158 games
672
Walks
91 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
158 | 672 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 581 |
| 3 |
 Washington Senators
|
159 | 575 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 562 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 552 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
161 | 543 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
161 | 542 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 540 |
| AL average | 539.8 | ||
| 9 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
160 | 512 |
| 10 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
161 | 490 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 467 |
| 12 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 441 |
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.