1940 AL Walks Allowed by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls issued
The St. Louis Browns led the AL in walks allowed in 1940, with 646, 21 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 562.0.
Led the AL in 1940
St. Louis Browns
156 games
646
Walks Allowed
21 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 646 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | 625 |
| 3 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 618 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 570 |
| AL average | 562.0 | ||
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 534 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | 512 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 511 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 480 |
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.