1889 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The New York Giants led all of MLB in batting average in 1889, with .282, .004 ahead of the Indianapolis Hoosiers. The average across 16 MLB teams is .264.
Led all of MLB in 1889
New York Giants
131 games
.282
Batting Average
.004 clear of Indianapolis Hoosiers
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 131 | .282 |
| 2 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 135 | .278 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 136 | .276 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 138 | .275 |
| 5 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 133 | .270 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | .270 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 130 | .266 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 140 | .266 |
| MLB average | .264 | |||
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 138 | .263 |
| 10 | Columbus Solons | AA | 139 | .259 |
| 11 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | .254 |
| 12 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 139 | .254 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 134 | .253 |
| 14 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 140 | .252 |
| 15 | Washington Nationals | NL | 127 | .251 |
| 16 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | .250 |
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.