1942 NL Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The New York Giants led the NL in home runs in 1942, with 109, 34 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 8 NL teams is 67.3.
Led the NL in 1942
New York Giants
154 games
109
Home Runs
34 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
154 | 109 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 75 |
| 3 |
 Boston Braves
|
150 | 68 |
| NL average | 67.3 | ||
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | 66 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | 62 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 60 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
151 | 54 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
151 | 44 |
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.