1873 MLB Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1873, with 2,816, 213 ahead of the Baltimore Canaries. The average across 9 MLB teams is 1,921.6.
Led all of MLB in 1873
Boston Red Stockings
60 games
2,816
Plate Appearances
213 clear of Baltimore Canaries
| # | Team | League | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 60 | 2,816 |
| 2 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 57 | 2,603 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 53 | 2,388 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 52 | 2,302 |
| 5 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 55 | 2,262 |
| 6 | New York Mutuals | NA | 53 | 2,254 |
| MLB average | 1,921.6 | |||
| 7 | Washington Blue Legs | NA | 39 | 1,580 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Resolutes | NA | 23 | 878 |
| 9 | Baltimore Marylands | NA | 6 | 211 |
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.