1961 NL Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Chicago Cubs led the NL in plate appearances in 1961, with 6,000, 42 ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is 5,907.8.
Led the NL in 1961
Chicago Cubs
156 games
6,000
Plate Appearances
42 clear of Milwaukee Braves
| # | Team | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 6,000 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
155 | 5,958 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 5,944 |
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
154 | 5,940 |
| NL average | 5,907.8 | ||
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
155 | 5,887 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 5,870 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | 5,867 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | 5,796 |
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.