1963 NL Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in hits in 1963, with 1,540, 98 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 10 NL teams is 1,343.4.
Led the NL in 1963
St. Louis Cardinals
162 games
1,540
Hits
98 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 1,540 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 1,442 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 1,390 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | 1,385 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
163 | 1,361 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
163 | 1,345 |
| NL average | 1,343.4 | ||
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 1,333 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 1,286 |
| 9 |
 Houston Colt .45's
|
162 | 1,184 |
| 10 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | 1,168 |
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.