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1970 MLB Stolen Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases stolen

The Los Angeles Dodgers led all of MLB in stolen bases in 1970, with 138, 7 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 24 MLB teams is 79.5.

Led all of MLB in 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers 161 games
138 Stolen Bases 7 clear of Oakland Athletics
# Team League G SB
1 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 161 138
2 Oakland Athletics AL 162 131
3 New York Mets NL 162 118
4 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 117
5 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 115
6 Houston Astros NL 162 114
7 New York Yankees AL 163 105
8 Kansas City Royals AL 162 97
9 Milwaukee Brewers AL 163 91
10 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 84
11 San Francisco Giants NL 162 83
MLB average 79.5
12 Philadelphia Phillies NL 161 72
12 Washington Senators AL 162 72
14 California Angels AL 162 69
15 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 66
16 Montreal Expos NL 162 65
17 San Diego Padres NL 162 60
18 Atlanta Braves NL 162 58
19 Minnesota Twins AL 162 57
20 Chicago White Sox AL 162 53
21 Boston Red Sox AL 162 50
22 Chicago Cubs NL 162 39
23 Detroit Tigers AL 162 29
24 Cleveland Indians AL 162 25

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.