1972 AL Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits
The Kansas City Royals led the AL in hits in 1972, with 1,317, 28 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 12 AL teams is 1,229.3.
Led the AL in 1972
Kansas City Royals
154 games
1,317
Hits
28 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Royals
|
154 | 1,317 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 1,289 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 1,288 |
| 4 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
154 | 1,277 |
| 5 |
 California Angels
|
155 | 1,249 |
| 6 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
155 | 1,248 |
| AL average | 1,229.3 | ||
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 1,220 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 1,208 |
| 9 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
156 | 1,206 |
| 10 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
156 | 1,204 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | 1,153 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
154 | 1,092 |
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.