1888 MLB Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1888, with 5,280, 8 ahead of the Louisville Colonels. The average across 16 MLB teams is 5,061.9.
Led all of MLB in 1888
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
143 games
5,280
Plate Appearances
8 clear of Louisville Colonels
| # | Team | League | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 5,280 |
| 2 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 5,272 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 5,215 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 5,208 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 5,206 |
| 6 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 5,202 |
| 7 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 5,148 |
| MLB average | 5,061.9 | |||
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 5,046 |
| 9 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 5,012 |
| 10 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 4,997 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 4,953 |
| 12 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 4,934 |
| 13 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 4,933 |
| 14 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 4,902 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 4,847 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 4,835 |
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.