1972 AL Doubles by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in doubles in 1972, with 229, 9 ahead of the Kansas City Royals. The average across 12 AL teams is 188.3.
Led the AL in 1972
Boston Red Sox
155 games
229
Doubles
9 clear of Kansas City Royals
| # | Team | G | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 229 |
| 2 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
154 | 220 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 202 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
155 | 195 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | 193 |
| AL average | 188.3 | ||
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 186 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
154 | 182 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
156 | 179 |
| 9 |
 California Angels
|
155 | 171 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 170 |
| 11 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
156 | 167 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
154 | 166 |
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.