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1905 MLB Hits by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits

The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in hits in 1905, with 1,401, 9 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1,268.6.

Led all of MLB in 1905 Cincinnati Reds 155 games
1,401 Hits 9 clear of New York Giants
# Team League G H
1 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 1,401
2 New York Giants NL 155 1,392
3 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 155 1,385
4 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 1,362
5 Cleveland Naps AL 155 1,318
6 Philadelphia Athletics AL 152 1,310
MLB average 1,268.6
7 Brooklyn Superbas NL 155 1,255
8 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 1,254
9 Chicago Cubs NL 155 1,249
10 New York Highlanders AL 152 1,228
11 Boston Beaneaters NL 156 1,217
12 Chicago White Sox AL 158 1,213
13 Detroit Tigers AL 154 1,209
14 St. Louis Browns AL 156 1,205
15 Boston Americans AL 153 1,179
16 Washington Senators AL 154 1,121

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.