1889 MLB Triples by Team

The Cincinnati Red Stockings led all of MLB in triples in 1889, with 96, 1 ahead of the Columbus Solons. The average across 16 MLB teams is 67.7.

Led all of MLB in 1889 Cincinnati Red Stockings 141 games

96 Triples 1 clear of Columbus Solons

#	Team	League	G	3B
1	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA	141	96
2	Columbus Solons	AA	139	95
3	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	AA	138	79
4	New York Giants	NL	131	77
5	Kansas City Cowboys	AA	139	76
6	Louisville Colonels	AA	140	75
7	Baltimore Orioles	AA	139	68
	MLB average			67.7
8	Chicago White Stockings	NL	136	66
9	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	138	65
9	Pittsburg Alleghenys	NL	134	65
11	St. Louis Browns	AA	140	64
12	Cleveland Spiders	NL	136	59
13	Washington Nationals	NL	127	57
14	Boston Beaneaters	NL	133	54
15	Philadelphia Quakers	NL	130	52
16	Indianapolis Hoosiers	NL	135	35

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.