1959 NL Doubles by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits
The Cincinnati Redlegs led the NL in doubles in 1959, with 258, 14 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is 223.5.
Led the NL in 1959
Cincinnati Redlegs
154 games
258
Doubles
14 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | 258 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 244 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
154 | 239 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 230 |
| NL average | 223.5 | ||
| 5 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | 216 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 209 |
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
156 | 196 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 196 |
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.