1939 NL Stolen Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases stolen
The Chicago Cubs led the NL in stolen bases in 1939, with 61, 2 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is 46.0.
Led the NL in 1939
Chicago Cubs
156 games
61
Stolen Bases
2 clear of Brooklyn Dodgers
| # | Team | G | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 61 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
157 | 59 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
152 | 47 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
156 | 46 |
| NL average | 46.0 | ||
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
153 | 44 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 44 |
| 7 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | 41 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
151 | 26 |
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.