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1956 MLB Walks by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn

The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in walks in 1956, with 727, 37 ahead of the Washington Senators. The average across 16 MLB teams is 562.3.

Led all of MLB in 1956 Boston Red Sox 155 games
727 Walks 37 clear of Washington Senators
# Team League G BB
1 Boston Red Sox AL 155 727
2 Washington Senators AL 155 690
3 Cleveland Indians AL 155 681
4 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 154 649
5 Detroit Tigers AL 155 643
6 Chicago White Sox AL 154 619
7 New York Yankees AL 154 615
8 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 585
MLB average 562.3
9 Baltimore Orioles AL 154 561
10 Cincinnati Redlegs NL 155 528
11 St. Louis Cardinals NL 156 503
12 Milwaukee Braves NL 155 486
13 Kansas City Athletics AL 154 479
14 Chicago Cubs NL 157 446
15 New York Giants NL 154 402
16 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 157 383

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.