1886 MLB Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in hits in 1886, with 1,365, 71 ahead of the Louisville Colonels. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1,123.4.
Led all of MLB in 1886
St. Louis Browns
139 games
1,365
Hits
71 clear of Louisville Colonels
| # | Team | League | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 1,365 |
| 2 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 1,294 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 141 | 1,261 |
| 4 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 126 | 1,260 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 1,225 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 126 | 1,223 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 140 | 1,171 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | 1,156 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 139 | 1,142 |
| MLB average | 1,123.4 | |||
| 10 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 118 | 1,085 |
| 11 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 137 | 1,047 |
| 12 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 126 | 1,001 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 119 | 976 |
| 14 | Kansas City Cowboys | NL | 123 | 967 |
| 15 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 945 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 122 | 856 |
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.