1947 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 1947, with 221, 65 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is 110.8.
Led the NL in 1947
New York Giants
155 games
221
Home Runs
65 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
155 | 221 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
156 | 156 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 115 |
| NL average | 110.8 | ||
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | 95 |
| 5 |
 Boston Braves
|
154 | 85 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | 83 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 71 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 60 |
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.