1872 MLB Total Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits
The Baltimore Canaries led all of MLB in total bases in 1872, with 963, 102 ahead of the Boston Red Stockings. The average across 11 MLB teams is 495.4.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Baltimore Canaries
58 games
963
Total Bases
102 clear of Boston Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | 963 |
| 2 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | 861 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | 820 |
| 4 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | 797 |
| MLB average | 495.4 | |||
| 5 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | 435 |
| 6 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | 419 |
| 7 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | 335 |
| 8 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | 310 |
| 9 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | 295 |
| 10 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | 107 |
| 10 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | 107 |
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.