1887 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in walks in 1887, with 469, 13 ahead of the Brooklyn Grays. The average across 16 MLB teams is 378.3.
Led all of MLB in 1887
Baltimore Orioles
141 games
469
Walks
13 clear of Brooklyn Grays
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 469 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 456 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 442 |
| 4 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 439 |
| 5 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 436 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 407 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 385 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 382 |
| MLB average | 378.3 | |||
| 9 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 375 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 361 |
| 11 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 352 |
| 12 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 340 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 321 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 319 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 300 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 269 |
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.