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1941 AL Winning Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision

The New York Yankees led the AL in winning percentage in 1941, with .656, .113 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is .500.

Led the AL in 1941 New York Yankees 156 games
.656 Winning Percentage .113 clear of Boston Red Sox
# Team G W-L%
1 New York Yankees 156 .656
2 Boston Red Sox 155 .543
3 Chicago White Sox 156 .500
AL average .500
4 Cleveland Indians 155 .487
4 Detroit Tigers 155 .487
6 Washington Senators 156 .458
7 St. Louis Browns 157 .455
8 Philadelphia Athletics 154 .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.