1891 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Boston Reds led all of MLB in batting average in 1891, with .274, .009 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 17 MLB teams is .254.
Led all of MLB in 1891
Boston Reds
139 games
.274
Batting Average
.009 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Reds | AA | 139 | .274 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | .265 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | .263 |
| 4 | Milwaukee Brewers | AA | 36 | .261 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 137 | .260 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 142 | .258 |
| 7 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | .258 |
| 8 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 141 | .255 |
| 9 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | .255 |
| 10 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | .255 |
| MLB average | .254 | |||
| 11 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 137 | .253 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 138 | .252 |
| 13 | Washington Statesmen | AA | 139 | .251 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 138 | .242 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 137 | .240 |
| 16 | Columbus Solons | AA | 138 | .237 |
| 17 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | AA | 102 | .235 |
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.