1886 MLB Total Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in total bases in 1886, with 1,801, 44 ahead of the Detroit Wolverines. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1,512.6.
Led all of MLB in 1886
St. Louis Browns
139 games
1,801
Total Bases
44 clear of Detroit Wolverines
| # | Team | League | G | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 1,801 |
| 2 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 126 | 1,757 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 126 | 1,754 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 1,712 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 1,695 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 141 | 1,665 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 140 | 1,597 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 139 | 1,561 |
| 9 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | 1,530 |
| MLB average | 1,512.6 | |||
| 10 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 118 | 1,426 |
| 11 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 126 | 1,366 |
| 12 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 137 | 1,353 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 119 | 1,331 |
| 14 | Kansas City Cowboys | NL | 123 | 1,297 |
| 15 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 1,195 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 122 | 1,162 |
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.