1978 AL Extra-Base Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Doubles plus triples plus home runs
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in extra-base hits in 1978, with 488, 12 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 14 AL teams is 395.9.
Led the AL in 1978
Boston Red Sox
163 games
488
Extra-Base Hits
12 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
| # | Team | G | XBH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
163 | 488 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | 476 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 462 |
| 4 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
161 | 421 |
| AL average | 395.9 | ||
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
163 | 391 |
| 6 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 388 |
| 7 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 384 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 381 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
159 | 374 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
161 | 368 |
| 11 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
160 | 363 |
| 12 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 362 |
| 13 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
161 | 354 |
| 14 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 331 |
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.