1979 MLB Extra-Base Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Doubles plus triples plus home runs
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in extra-base hits in 1979, with 538, 21 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 419.8.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Boston Red Sox
160 games
538
Extra-Base Hits
21 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
| # | Team | League | G | XBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 538 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 517 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 481 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 464 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 463 |
| 6 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 458 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 450 |
| 8 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 449 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 442 |
| 10 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 434 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 429 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 428 |
| 13 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 427 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 422 |
| 15 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 420 |
| MLB average | 419.8 | |||
| 16 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 418 |
| 17 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 416 |
| 18 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 414 |
| 19 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 382 |
| 20 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 374 |
| 21 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 373 |
| 22 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 370 |
| 23 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 353 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 339 |
| 25 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 328 |
| 26 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 325 |
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.