1949 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in batting average in 1949, with .282, .005 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 16 MLB teams is .263.
Led all of MLB in 1949
Boston Red Sox
155 games
.282
Batting Average
.005 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | .282 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 157 | .277 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 156 | .274 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | .269 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | .267 |
| MLB average | .263 | |||
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 156 | .261 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 156 | .260 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 154 | .260 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .260 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | .259 |
| 11 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 157 | .258 |
| 12 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | .258 |
| 13 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 154 | .256 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | .255 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .254 |
| 16 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | .254 |
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.