1887 MLB Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1887, with 5,557, 137 ahead of the Brooklyn Grays. The average across 16 MLB teams is 5,095.9.
Led all of MLB in 1887
St. Louis Browns
137 games
5,557
Plate Appearances
137 clear of Brooklyn Grays
| # | Team | League | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 5,557 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 5,420 |
| 3 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 5,392 |
| 4 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 5,362 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 5,326 |
| 6 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 5,310 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 5,235 |
| MLB average | 5,095.9 | |||
| 8 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 5,079 |
| 9 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 5,070 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 5,067 |
| 11 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 4,924 |
| 12 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 4,908 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 4,777 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 4,771 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 4,712 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 4,624 |
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.