2008 AL Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Chicago White Sox led the AL in home runs in 2008, with 235, 35 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 14 AL teams is 162.1.
Led the AL in 2008
Chicago White Sox
163 games
235
Home Runs
35 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Sox
|
163 | 235 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 200 |
| 3 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 194 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 180 |
| 4 |
 Tampa Bay Rays
|
162 | 180 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 173 |
| 7 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
161 | 172 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 171 |
| AL average | 162.1 | ||
| 9 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
162 | 159 |
| 10 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | 126 |
| 11 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
161 | 125 |
| 12 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 124 |
| 13 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 120 |
| 14 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
163 | 111 |
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.