1898 NL Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Boston Beaneaters led the NL in home runs in 1898, with 53, 17 ahead of the Washington Senators. The average across 12 NL teams is 24.9.
Led the NL in 1898
Boston Beaneaters
152 games
53
Home Runs
17 clear of Washington Senators
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Beaneaters
|
152 | 53 |
| 2 | Washington Senators | 155 | 36 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
156 | 34 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
150 | 33 |
| 5 | Louisville Colonels | 154 | 32 |
| NL average | 24.9 | ||
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
157 | 19 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Orphans
|
152 | 18 |
| 7 | Cleveland Spiders | 156 | 18 |
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
149 | 17 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
152 | 14 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | 13 |
| 12 | Baltimore Orioles | 153 | 12 |
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.