1889 MLB Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1889, with 5,487, 23 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is 5,284.6.
Led all of MLB in 1889
St. Louis Browns
140 games
5,487
Plate Appearances
23 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 140 | 5,487 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 138 | 5,464 |
| 3 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 139 | 5,443 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 138 | 5,414 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 136 | 5,397 |
| 6 | Columbus Solons | AA | 139 | 5,365 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 5,356 |
| 8 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 140 | 5,316 |
| 9 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 135 | 5,300 |
| MLB average | 5,284.6 | |||
| 10 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 5,256 |
| 11 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 131 | 5,236 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 134 | 5,212 |
| 13 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 133 | 5,140 |
| 13 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 5,140 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 130 | 5,123 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 127 | 4,904 |
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.