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1903 MLB Plate Appearances by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate

The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1903, with 5,511, 114 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is 5,221.8.

Led all of MLB in 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates 141 games
5,511 Plate Appearances 114 clear of New York Giants
# Team League G PA
1 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 141 5,511
2 New York Giants NL 142 5,397
3 Cincinnati Reds NL 141 5,379
4 Boston Americans AL 141 5,365
5 Chicago Cubs NL 139 5,323
6 Philadelphia Phillies NL 139 5,313
7 Boston Beaneaters NL 140 5,240
8 Brooklyn Superbas NL 139 5,233
9 Cleveland Naps AL 140 5,225
MLB average 5,221.8
10 Chicago White Sox AL 138 5,175
11 St. Louis Cardinals NL 139 5,096
12 New York Highlanders AL 136 5,091
13 Detroit Tigers AL 137 5,090
14 Philadelphia Athletics AL 137 5,074
15 St. Louis Browns AL 139 5,047
16 Washington Senators AL 140 4,990

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.