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1876 MLB Doubles by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits

The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in doubles in 1876, with 131, 35 ahead of the Boston Red Caps. The average across 8 MLB teams is 79.1.

Led all of MLB in 1876 Chicago White Stockings 66 games
131 Doubles 35 clear of Boston Red Caps
# Team League G 2B
1 Chicago White Stockings NL 66 131
2 Boston Red Caps NL 70 96
2 Hartford Dark Blues NL 69 96
MLB average 79.1
4 Philadelphia Athletics NL 60 79
5 St. Louis Brown Stockings NL 64 73
6 Louisville Grays NL 69 68
7 Cincinnati Reds NL 65 51
8 New York Mutuals NL 57 39

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.