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1962 MLB Doubles by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits

The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in doubles in 1962, with 257, 5 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 20 MLB teams is 215.7.

Led all of MLB in 1962 Boston Red Sox 160 games
257 Doubles 5 clear of Cincinnati Reds
# Team League G 2B
1 Boston Red Sox AL 160 257
2 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 252
3 Chicago White Sox AL 162 250
4 New York Yankees AL 162 240
4 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 161 240
6 San Francisco Giants NL 165 235
7 Los Angeles Angels AL 162 232
8 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 225
9 St. Louis Cardinals NL 163 221
10 Kansas City Athletics AL 162 220
MLB average 215.7
11 Minnesota Twins AL 163 215
12 Washington Senators AL 162 206
13 Milwaukee Braves NL 162 204
14 Cleveland Indians AL 162 202
15 Philadelphia Phillies NL 161 199
16 Chicago Cubs NL 162 196
17 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 165 192
18 Detroit Tigers AL 161 191
19 Houston Colt .45's NL 162 170
20 New York Mets NL 161 166

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.