1996 AL Wins by Team

The Cleveland Indians led the AL in wins in 1996, with 99, 7 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 14 AL teams is 80.9.

Led the AL in 1996 Cleveland Indians 161 games

99 Wins 7 clear of New York Yankees

#	Team	G	W
1	Cleveland Indians	161	99
2	New York Yankees	162	92
3	Texas Rangers	163	90
4	Baltimore Orioles	163	88
5	Boston Red Sox	162	85
5	Chicago White Sox	162	85
5	Seattle Mariners	161	85
	AL average		80.9
8	Milwaukee Brewers	162	80
9	Minnesota Twins	162	78
9	Oakland Athletics	162	78
11	Kansas City Royals	161	75
12	Toronto Blue Jays	162	74
13	California Angels	161	70
14	Detroit Tigers	162	53

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.