1876 NL Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Boston Red Caps led the NL in home runs in 1876, with 9, 1 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 8 NL teams is 5.0.
Led the NL in 1876
Boston Red Caps
70 games
9
Home Runs
1 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
70 | 9 |
| 2 |
|
66 | 8 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | 60 | 7 |
| 4 | Louisville Grays | 69 | 6 |
| NL average | 5.0 | ||
| 5 | Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 4 |
| 6 | Hartford Dark Blues | 69 | 2 |
| 6 | New York Mutuals | 57 | 2 |
| 6 | St. Louis Brown Stockings | 64 | 2 |
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.
