1887 MLB Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in home runs in 1887, with 80, 25 ahead of the Detroit Wolverines. The average across 16 MLB teams is 37.9.
Led all of MLB in 1887
Chicago White Stockings
127 games
80
Home Runs
25 clear of Detroit Wolverines
| # | Team | League | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 80 |
| 2 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 55 |
| 3 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 53 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 48 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 47 |
| 5 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 47 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 39 |
| MLB average | 37.9 | |||
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 37 |
| 9 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 33 |
| 10 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 31 |
| 11 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 29 |
| 12 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 27 |
| 13 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 25 |
| 14 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 21 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 20 |
| 16 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 14 |
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.