1873 MLB Total Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in total bases in 1873, with 1,204, 178 ahead of the Baltimore Canaries. The average across 9 MLB teams is 673.2.
Led all of MLB in 1873
Boston Red Stockings
60 games
1,204
Total Bases
178 clear of Baltimore Canaries
| # | Team | League | G | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 60 | 1,204 |
| 2 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 57 | 1,026 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 52 | 808 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 53 | 792 |
| 5 | New York Mutuals | NA | 53 | 760 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 55 | 698 |
| MLB average | 673.2 | |||
| 7 | Washington Blue Legs | NA | 39 | 492 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Resolutes | NA | 23 | 245 |
| 9 | Baltimore Marylands | NA | 6 | 34 |
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.