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1938 NL Doubles by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits

The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in doubles in 1938, with 288, 23 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is 239.1.

Led the NL in 1938 St. Louis Cardinals 156 games
288 Doubles 23 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
# Team G 2B
1 St. Louis Cardinals 156 288
2 Pittsburgh Pirates 152 265
3 Cincinnati Reds 151 251
4 Chicago Cubs 154 242
NL average 239.1
5 Philadelphia Phillies 151 233
6 Brooklyn Dodgers 151 225
7 New York Giants 152 210
8 Boston Bees 153 199

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.