1978 AL Doubles by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits
The Kansas City Royals led the AL in doubles in 1978, with 305, 35 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 14 AL teams is 237.5.
Led the AL in 1978
Kansas City Royals
162 games
305
Doubles
35 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 305 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
163 | 270 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 265 |
| 4 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 259 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
161 | 248 |
| AL average | 237.5 | ||
| 6 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
160 | 229 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
163 | 228 |
| 8 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 226 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
159 | 223 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
161 | 221 |
| 11 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 218 |
| 12 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
161 | 217 |
| 13 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 216 |
| 14 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 200 |
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.