1897 NL Stolen Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases stolen
The Baltimore Orioles led the NL in stolen bases in 1897, with 401, 69 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 12 NL teams is 225.4.
Led the NL in 1897
Baltimore Orioles
136 games
401
Stolen Bases
69 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | G | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | 136 | 401 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
137 | 332 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Colts
|
138 | 264 |
| 4 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
135 | 233 |
| NL average | 225.4 | ||
| 5 | Washington Senators | 133 | 208 |
| 6 | Louisville Colonels | 135 | 200 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
134 | 194 |
| 8 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
136 | 187 |
| 9 | Cleveland Spiders | 130 | 181 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
133 | 172 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
134 | 170 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
133 | 163 |
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.