1889 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Cleveland Spiders led all of MLB in complete games in 1889, with 132, 2 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is 120.6.
Led all of MLB in 1889
Cleveland Spiders
136 games
132
Complete Games
2 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 132 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 138 | 130 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 128 |
| 3 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 139 | 128 |
| 5 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 140 | 127 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 134 | 125 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 136 | 123 |
| 8 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 133 | 121 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 140 | 121 |
| MLB average | 120.6 | |||
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 138 | 120 |
| 11 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 131 | 119 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 114 |
| 12 | Columbus Solons | AA | 139 | 114 |
| 14 | Washington Nationals | NL | 127 | 113 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 135 | 109 |
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 130 | 106 |
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.