Batting Average Team Records

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for team related batting averages - including highest & lowest marks team batting averages, single season team batting average plateaus, and miscellaneous team related batting average records.
"The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one." - Hall of Famer Tris Speaker
Batting Average

Franchise Records
Record Lg Team(s) Data

Most Seasons Since 1900
Leading The League In Average

 AL

Boston

 23
NL

St. Louis

 23

Most Seasons Since 1900
Leading The League In Average
(Consecutively)

 AL

Philadelphia

 1910-1914 5
NL

Colorado

 1995-2002 8
Batting Average

Single Season Records
Record Lg Team(s) Data

Highest
 In A Season

 AL

Detroit

 .316 1921
NL

Philadelphia

 .349 1894

Highest
 In A Season
By A Pennant Winner

 AL

New York

 .307 1927
NL

Baltimore

 .328 1894

Lowest
 In A Season

 AL

Chicago

 .212 1910
NL

Washington

 .207 1888

Lowest
 In A Season
By A Pennant Winner

 AL

Chicago

 .228 1906
NL

New York

 .242 1969
Record Lg Team(s) Data

Batting Average Team Related Records


At the end of the 1968 season the Oakland Athletics had set the Major League record for lowest average by the league leader when they hit .240.

Did you know that the 1894 Philadelphia Phillies had a Major League record three .400 hitters on the same club during the same record setting year?

The 1927 Philadelphia Athletics and 1930 St. Louis Cardinals are the only two teams that each had ten players who hit over .300 during the same season.
     
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