1956 NL Doubles by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in doubles in 1956, with 234, 22 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is 207.4.
Led the NL in 1956
St. Louis Cardinals
156 games
234
Doubles
22 clear of Brooklyn Dodgers
| # | Team | G | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 234 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
154 | 212 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
155 | 212 |
| NL average | 207.4 | ||
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 207 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
157 | 202 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
155 | 201 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
157 | 199 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
154 | 192 |
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.