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2003 AL Plate Appearances by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate

The Boston Red Sox led the AL in plate appearances in 2003, with 6,530, 100 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 14 AL teams is 6,258.9.

Led the AL in 2003 Boston Red Sox 162 games
6,530 Plate Appearances 100 clear of New York Yankees
# Team G PA
1 Boston Red Sox 162 6,530
2 New York Yankees 163 6,430
3 Toronto Blue Jays 162 6,364
4 Minnesota Twins 162 6,324
5 Texas Rangers 162 6,293
6 Seattle Mariners 162 6,281
AL average 6,258.9
7 Baltimore Orioles 163 6,241
8 Kansas City Royals 162 6,239
9 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 162 6,212
10 Cleveland Indians 162 6,187
10 Oakland Athletics 162 6,187
12 Chicago White Sox 162 6,148
13 Anaheim Angels 162 6,119
14 Detroit Tigers 162 6,070

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.