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1902 MLB Home Runs by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit

The Washington Senators led all of MLB in home runs in 1902, with 47, 5 ahead of the Boston Americans. The average across 16 MLB teams is 22.1.

Led all of MLB in 1902 Washington Senators 138 games
47 Home Runs 5 clear of Boston Americans
# Team League G HR
1 Washington Senators AL 138 47
2 Boston Americans AL 138 42
3 Philadelphia Athletics AL 137 38
4 Baltimore Orioles AL 140 33
4 Cleveland Bronchos AL 137 33
6 St. Louis Browns AL 139 29
MLB average 22.1
7 Detroit Tigers AL 137 22
8 Brooklyn Superbas NL 141 19
9 Cincinnati Reds NL 141 18
9 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 141 18
11 Boston Beaneaters NL 141 14
11 Chicago White Sox AL 138 14
13 St. Louis Cardinals NL 140 10
14 Chicago Orphans NL 143 6
14 New York Giants NL 141 6
16 Philadelphia Phillies NL 138 5

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.