1939 MLB Extra-Base Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Doubles plus triples plus home runs
The St. Louis Cardinals led all of MLB in extra-base hits in 1939, with 492, 12 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 29 MLB teams is 256.0.
Led all of MLB in 1939
St. Louis Cardinals
155 games
492
Extra-Base Hits
12 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | XBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
NL | 155 | 492 |
| 2 |
|
AL | 152 | 480 |
| 3 |
|
AL | 152 | 468 |
| 3 |
|
AL | 155 | 468 |
| 5 |
|
AL | 154 | 455 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 153 | 435 |
| 7 |
|
NL | 156 | 427 |
| 8 |
|
NL | 156 | 416 |
| 9 |
|
NL | 157 | 400 |
| 10 |
|
NL | 153 | 384 |
| 11 |
|
AL | 156 | 383 |
| 12 |
|
AL | 153 | 372 |
| 13 |
|
NL | 151 | 365 |
| 14 |
|
AL | 155 | 340 |
| 15 |
|
NL | 152 | 321 |
| 16 |
|
NL | 152 | 294 |
| MLB average | 256.0 | |||
| 17 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 60 | 119 |
| 18 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 51 | 111 |
| 19 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 61 | 106 |
| 20 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 64 | 96 |
| 21 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 63 | 84 |
| 22 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 47 | 70 |
| 23 | St. Louis Stars | NAL | 45 | 57 |
| 24 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 47 | 52 |
| 25 | Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers | NAL | 8 | 51 |
| 26 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 54 | 50 |
| 27 | Cleveland Bears | NAL | 41 | 48 |
| 28 | Toledo Crawfords | NAL | 19 | 47 |
| 29 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 31 | 32 |
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.
