1961 MLB Walks Allowed by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls issued
The Los Angeles Angels led all of MLB in walks allowed in 1961, with 713, 34 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 18 MLB teams is 549.8.
Led all of MLB in 1961
Los Angeles Angels
162 games
713
Walks Allowed
34 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Los Angeles Angels
|
AL | 162 | 713 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | 679 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 629 |
| 4 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 163 | 617 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 599 |
| 6 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 161 | 586 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 161 | 570 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | 570 |
| MLB average | 549.8 | |||
| 9 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 544 |
| 10 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | 542 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 521 |
| 12 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 155 | 502 |
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 500 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 163 | 498 |
| 15 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | 493 |
| 16 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 163 | 469 |
| 17 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 465 |
| 18 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 400 |
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.