1883 MLB Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits
The Buffalo Bisons led all of MLB in hits in 1883, with 1,058, 48 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 16 MLB teams is 926.8.
Led all of MLB in 1883
Buffalo Bisons
98 games
1,058
Hits
48 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | League | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 98 | 1,058 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 98 | 1,010 |
| 3 | Providence Grays | NL | 98 | 1,001 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 98 | 1,000 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 98 | 974 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 98 | 961 |
| 7 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 101 | 931 |
| MLB average | 926.8 | |||
| 8 |
 New York Gothams
|
NL | 98 | 900 |
| 9 | Louisville Eclipse | AA | 98 | 892 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 98 | 892 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 98 | 891 |
| 12 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 97 | 883 |
| 13 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 96 | 870 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 99 | 859 |
| 15 | Columbus Buckeyes | AA | 97 | 854 |
| 16 | Cleveland Blues | NL | 100 | 852 |
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.