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1989 MLB At Bats by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats

The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in at bats in 1989, with 5,666, 85 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 26 MLB teams is 5,493.1.

Led all of MLB in 1989 Boston Red Sox 162 games
5,666 At Bats 85 clear of Minnesota Twins
# Team League G AB
1 Boston Red Sox AL 162 5,666
2 Minnesota Twins AL 162 5,581
2 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 5,581
4 California Angels AL 162 5,545
5 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 164 5,539
6 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 5,520
7 Houston Astros NL 162 5,516
8 Chicago Cubs NL 162 5,513
9 Seattle Mariners AL 162 5,512
10 Chicago White Sox AL 161 5,504
MLB average 5,493.1
11 St. Louis Cardinals NL 164 5,492
12 New York Mets NL 162 5,489
13 Montreal Expos NL 162 5,482
14 Kansas City Royals AL 162 5,475
15 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 5,473
16 San Francisco Giants NL 162 5,469
17 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 160 5,465
18 Atlanta Braves NL 161 5,463
18 Cleveland Indians AL 162 5,463
20 New York Yankees AL 161 5,458
20 Texas Rangers AL 162 5,458
22 Philadelphia Phillies NL 163 5,447
23 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 5,440
24 Detroit Tigers AL 162 5,432
25 San Diego Padres NL 162 5,422
26 Oakland Athletics AL 162 5,416

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.