1889 MLB Innings Pitched by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Innings pitched
The Cincinnati Red Stockings led all of MLB in innings pitched in 1889, with 1243.0, 5.1 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1188.2.
Led all of MLB in 1889
Cincinnati Red Stockings
141 games
1243.0
Innings Pitched
5.1 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 1243.0 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 140 | 1237.2 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 136 | 1237.0 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 140 | 1226.1 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 138 | 1212.2 |
| 6 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 139 | 1204.1 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 138 | 1199.1 |
| 8 | Columbus Solons | AA | 139 | 1199.0 |
| 9 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 1192.0 |
| 10 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 1191.2 |
| MLB average | 1188.2 | |||
| 11 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 135 | 1174.1 |
| 12 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 133 | 1166.0 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 130 | 1153.1 |
| 14 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 131 | 1150.0 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 134 | 1130.2 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 127 | 1103.0 |
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.