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1947 NL Doubles by Team

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

The Boston Braves led the NL in doubles in 1947, with 265, 23 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is 232.5.

Led the NL in 1947 Boston Braves 154 games
265 Doubles 23 clear of Cincinnati Reds
# Team G 2B
1 Boston Braves 154 265
2 Cincinnati Reds 154 242
3 Brooklyn Dodgers 155 241
4 St. Louis Cardinals 156 235
NL average 232.5
5 Chicago Cubs 155 231
6 New York Giants 155 220
7 Pittsburgh Pirates 156 216
8 Philadelphia Phillies 155 210

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.