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1937 MLB Total Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits

The New York Yankees led all of MLB in total bases in 1937, with 2,504, 10 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,359.8.

Led all of MLB in 1937 New York Yankees 157 games
2,504 Total Bases 10 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team League G TB
1 New York Yankees AL 157 2,504
2 Detroit Tigers AL 155 2,494
3 Cleveland Indians AL 156 2,264
4 Chicago Cubs NL 154 2,226
5 St. Louis Cardinals NL 157 2,223
6 Boston Red Sox AL 154 2,203
7 St. Louis Browns AL 156 2,201
8 New York Giants NL 152 2,150
9 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 2,123
10 Washington Senators AL 158 2,113
11 Chicago White Sox AL 154 2,111
12 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 2,086
13 Philadelphia Athletics AL 154 2,078
14 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 1,881
15 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 155 1,876
16 Boston Bees NL 152 1,736
MLB average 1,359.8
17 Homestead Grays NN2 58 935
18 Kansas City Monarchs NAL 70 743
19 Washington Elite Giants NN2 61 558
20 Cincinnati Tigers NAL 54 526
21 Pittsburgh Crawfords NN2 50 515
22 New York Black Yankees NN2 54 464
23 Chicago American Giants NAL 59 462
24 Newark Eagles NN2 60 441
25 Birmingham Black Barons NAL 39 410
26 Philadelphia Stars NN2 59 371
27 St. Louis Stars NAL 36 370
28 Detroit Stars NAL 39 269
29 Indianapolis Athletics NAL 39 267
30 Memphis Red Sox NAL 42 193

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.