1909 AL Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in hits in 1909, with 1,360, 51 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 1,218.6.
Led the AL in 1909
Detroit Tigers
158 games
1,360
Hits
51 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
158 | 1,360 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
152 | 1,309 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
153 | 1,257 |
| 4 |
 New York Highlanders
|
153 | 1,234 |
| AL average | 1,218.6 | ||
| 5 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
155 | 1,216 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | 1,151 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
156 | 1,113 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
159 | 1,109 |
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.