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1898 NL Doubles by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits

The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in doubles in 1898, with 238, 31 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 12 NL teams is 174.0.

Led the NL in 1898 Philadelphia Phillies 150 games
238 Doubles 31 clear of Cincinnati Reds

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.