1874 MLB Stolen Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases stolen
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in stolen bases in 1874, with 45, 3 ahead of the Hartford Dark Blues. The average across 8 MLB teams is 30.3.
Led all of MLB in 1874
Boston Red Stockings
71 games
45
Stolen Bases
3 clear of Hartford Dark Blues
| # | Team | League | G | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 71 | 45 |
| 2 | Hartford Dark Blues | NA | 53 | 42 |
| 3 | New York Mutuals | NA | 65 | 36 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 55 | 36 |
| 5 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 59 | 32 |
| MLB average | 30.3 | |||
| 6 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 58 | 27 |
| 7 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 47 | 12 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 56 | 12 |
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.