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2009 AL Total Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits

The New York Yankees led the AL in total bases in 2009, with 2,703, 187 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 14 AL teams is 2,383.6.

Led the AL in 2009 New York Yankees 162 games
2,703 Total Bases 187 clear of Boston Red Sox
# Team G TB
1 New York Yankees 162 2,703
2 Boston Red Sox 162 2,516
3 Toronto Blue Jays 162 2,508
4 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 2,482
5 Texas Rangers 162 2,458
6 Minnesota Twins 163 2,406
7 Tampa Bay Rays 162 2,400
AL average 2,383.6
8 Baltimore Orioles 162 2,333
9 Cleveland Indians 162 2,321
10 Detroit Tigers 163 2,307
11 Chicago White Sox 162 2,248
12 Kansas City Royals 162 2,242
13 Seattle Mariners 162 2,228
14 Oakland Athletics 162 2,218

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.