1873 MLB Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in hits in 1873, with 933, 123 ahead of the Baltimore Canaries. The average across 9 MLB teams is 547.3.
Led all of MLB in 1873
Boston Red Stockings
60 games
933
Hits
123 clear of Baltimore Canaries
| # | Team | League | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 60 | 933 |
| 2 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 57 | 810 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 52 | 683 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 53 | 645 |
| 5 | New York Mutuals | NA | 53 | 622 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 55 | 588 |
| MLB average | 547.3 | |||
| 7 | Washington Blue Legs | NA | 39 | 408 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Resolutes | NA | 23 | 204 |
| 9 | Baltimore Marylands | NA | 6 | 33 |
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.