1956 MLB Extra-Base Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Doubles plus triples plus home runs
The Cincinnati Redlegs led all of MLB in extra-base hits in 1956, with 454, 9 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 16 MLB teams is 397.4.
Led all of MLB in 1956
Cincinnati Redlegs
155 games
454
Extra-Base Hits
9 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | XBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 155 | 454 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | 445 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | 443 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 438 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 427 |
| 6 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | 409 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 407 |
| MLB average | 397.4 | |||
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 157 | 394 |
| 9 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | 389 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 382 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 377 |
| 12 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | 375 |
| 13 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | 372 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 157 | 366 |
| 15 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 357 |
| 16 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | 323 |
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.