1979 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 1979, with 538, 21 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 14 AL teams is 434.5.
Led the AL in 1979
Boston Red Sox
160 games
538
Extra-Base Hits
21 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
| # | Team | G | XBH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
160 | 538 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
161 | 517 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 481 |
| 4 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
159 | 463 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
159 | 450 |
| 6 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 449 |
| AL average | 434.5 | ||
| 7 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 434 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
160 | 420 |
| 9 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 418 |
| 10 |
 New York Yankees
|
160 | 416 |
| 11 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 414 |
| 12 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | 382 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
161 | 373 |
| 14 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 328 |
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.