1872 MLB At Bats by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats
The Baltimore Canaries led all of MLB in at bats in 1872, with 2,571, 145 ahead of the New York Mutuals. The average across 11 MLB teams is 1,424.1.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Baltimore Canaries
58 games
2,571
At Bats
145 clear of New York Mutuals
| # | Team | League | G | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | 2,571 |
| 2 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | 2,426 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | 2,142 |
| 4 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | 2,126 |
| 5 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | 1,457 |
| MLB average | 1,424.1 | |||
| 6 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | 1,099 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | 1,072 |
| 8 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | 1,013 |
| 9 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | 943 |
| 10 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | 451 |
| 11 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | 365 |
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.