1872 MLB Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits
The Baltimore Canaries led all of MLB in hits in 1872, with 753, 74 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 11 MLB teams is 406.1.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Baltimore Canaries
58 games
753
Hits
74 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | 753 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | 679 |
| 3 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | 673 |
| 4 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | 670 |
| MLB average | 406.1 | |||
| 5 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | 377 |
| 6 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | 330 |
| 7 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | 275 |
| 8 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | 272 |
| 9 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | 248 |
| 10 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | 99 |
| 11 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | 91 |
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.