1887 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 1887, with 1,550, 130 ahead of the Louisville Colonels. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1,264.6.
Led all of MLB in 1887
St. Louis Browns
137 games
1,550
Hits
130 clear of Louisville Colonels
| # | Team | League | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 1,550 |
| 2 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 1,420 |
| 3 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 1,404 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 1,370 |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 1,337 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 1,285 |
| 7 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 1,281 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 1,269 |
| MLB average | 1,264.6 | |||
| 9 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 1,259 |
| 10 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 1,255 |
| 11 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 1,197 |
| 12 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 1,177 |
| 13 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 1,170 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 1,141 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 1,080 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 1,039 |
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.