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1961 MLB At Bats by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats

The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in at bats in 1961, with 5,609, 48 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 18 MLB teams is 5,390.7.

Led all of MLB in 1961 Cleveland Indians 161 games
5,609 At Bats 48 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team League G AB
1 Cleveland Indians AL 161 5,609
2 Detroit Tigers AL 163 5,561
3 New York Yankees AL 163 5,559
4 Chicago White Sox AL 163 5,556
5 Boston Red Sox AL 163 5,508
6 Baltimore Orioles AL 163 5,481
7 Los Angeles Angels AL 162 5,424
8 Kansas City Athletics AL 162 5,423
9 Minnesota Twins AL 161 5,417
MLB average 5,390.7
10 Washington Senators AL 161 5,366
11 Chicago Cubs NL 156 5,344
12 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 5,311
13 St. Louis Cardinals NL 155 5,307
14 Milwaukee Braves NL 155 5,288
15 Cincinnati Reds NL 154 5,243
16 San Francisco Giants NL 155 5,233
17 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 5,213
18 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 154 5,189

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.