1872 MLB Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Baltimore Canaries led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1872, with 2,600, 116 ahead of the New York Mutuals. The average across 11 MLB teams is 1,448.0.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Baltimore Canaries
58 games
2,600
Plate Appearances
116 clear of New York Mutuals
| # | Team | League | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | 2,600 |
| 2 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | 2,484 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | 2,211 |
| 4 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | 2,155 |
| 5 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | 1,476 |
| MLB average | 1,448.0 | |||
| 6 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | 1,108 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | 1,090 |
| 8 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | 1,023 |
| 9 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | 960 |
| 10 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | 452 |
| 11 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | 369 |
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.