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1904 NL Batting Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat

The New York Giants led the NL in batting average in 1904, with .262, .004 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is .249.

Led the NL in 1904 New York Giants 157 games
.262 Batting Average .004 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
# Team G AVG
1 New York Giants 157 .262
2 Pittsburgh Pirates 156 .258
3 Cincinnati Reds 157 .255
4 St. Louis Cardinals 154 .253
NL average .249
5 Philadelphia Phillies 155 .249
6 Chicago Cubs 156 .248
7 Boston Beaneaters 155 .237
8 Brooklyn Superbas 154 .232

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.