1942 MLB Total Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in total bases in 1942, with 2,114, 24 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 28 MLB teams is 1,266.8.
Led all of MLB in 1942
Boston Red Sox
152 games
2,114
Total Bases
24 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 152 | 2,114 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 2,090 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 2,054 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 151 | 2,011 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | 1,915 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 1,891 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 1,882 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | 1,833 |
| 9 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 156 | 1,832 |
| 10 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 151 | 1,806 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 1,719 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 1,690 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 151 | 1,683 |
| 14 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 150 | 1,668 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 148 | 1,576 |
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 151 | 1,548 |
| MLB average | 1,266.8 | |||
| 17 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 34 | 881 |
| 18 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 35 | 706 |
| 18 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 41 | 706 |
| 20 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 38 | 698 |
| 21 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 50 | 686 |
| 22 | Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 65 | 523 |
| 23 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 44 | 441 |
| 24 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 48 | 383 |
| 25 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 62 | 373 |
| 26 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 28 | 352 |
| 27 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 22 | 287 |
| 28 | Jacksonville Red Caps | NAL | 37 | 123 |
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.