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1985 MLB Hits by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits

The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in hits in 1985, with 1,615, 133 ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. The average across 26 MLB teams is 1,414.5.

Led all of MLB in 1985 Boston Red Sox 163 games
1,615 Hits 133 clear of Toronto Blue Jays
# Team League G H
1 Boston Red Sox AL 163 1,615
2 Toronto Blue Jays AL 161 1,482
3 Oakland Athletics AL 162 1,475
4 Milwaukee Brewers AL 161 1,467
5 Cleveland Indians AL 162 1,465
6 New York Yankees AL 161 1,458
7 Houston Astros NL 162 1,457
8 Minnesota Twins AL 162 1,453
9 Baltimore Orioles AL 161 1,451
10 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 1,446
11 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 1,434
12 New York Mets NL 162 1,425
MLB average 1,414.5
13 Detroit Tigers AL 161 1,413
14 Seattle Mariners AL 162 1,410
15 San Diego Padres NL 162 1,405
16 Chicago Cubs NL 162 1,397
17 Chicago White Sox AL 163 1,386
18 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 1,385
19 Kansas City Royals AL 162 1,384
20 California Angels AL 162 1,364
21 Atlanta Braves NL 162 1,359
21 Texas Rangers AL 161 1,359
23 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 1,343
24 Montreal Expos NL 161 1,342
25 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 161 1,340
26 San Francisco Giants NL 162 1,263

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.