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1969 MLB Plate Appearances by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate

The Minnesota Twins led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1969, with 6,424, 21 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 24 MLB teams is 6,174.2.

Led all of MLB in 1969 Minnesota Twins 162 games
6,424 Plate Appearances 21 clear of Oakland Athletics
# Team League G PA
1 Minnesota Twins AL 162 6,424
2 Oakland Athletics AL 162 6,403
3 San Francisco Giants NL 162 6,375
4 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 6,328
5 Cincinnati Reds NL 163 6,301
6 Boston Red Sox AL 162 6,294
7 Chicago Cubs NL 163 6,243
8 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 6,235
9 Seattle Pilots AL 163 6,205
10 Houston Astros NL 162 6,196
10 Washington Senators AL 162 6,196
MLB average 6,174.2
12 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 6,166
13 Chicago White Sox AL 162 6,158
14 Detroit Tigers AL 162 6,155
15 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 6,152
16 Kansas City Royals AL 163 6,122
17 New York Mets NL 162 6,102
18 Atlanta Braves NL 162 6,098
19 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 6,080
20 Montreal Expos NL 162 6,073
21 Cleveland Indians AL 161 6,014
22 New York Yankees AL 162 5,990
23 California Angels AL 163 5,980
24 San Diego Padres NL 162 5,891

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.