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1985 MLB Total Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits

The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in total bases in 1985, with 2,455, 84 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 26 MLB teams is 2,151.4.

Led all of MLB in 1985 Boston Red Sox 163 games
2,455 Total Bases 84 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G TB
1 Boston Red Sox AL 163 2,455
2 Baltimore Orioles AL 161 2,371
3 Detroit Tigers AL 161 2,363
4 Toronto Blue Jays AL 161 2,343
5 New York Yankees AL 161 2,320
6 Seattle Mariners AL 162 2,276
7 Minnesota Twins AL 162 2,240
8 Oakland Athletics AL 162 2,238
9 Kansas City Royals AL 162 2,205
10 Houston Astros NL 162 2,165
MLB average 2,151.4
11 Chicago White Sox AL 163 2,145
12 Chicago Cubs NL 162 2,142
13 New York Mets NL 162 2,136
14 Cleveland Indians AL 162 2,129
15 Milwaukee Brewers AL 161 2,108
16 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 2,103
17 California Angels AL 162 2,100
18 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 2,098
19 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 2,070
20 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 2,044
21 Texas Rangers AL 161 2,041
22 Montreal Expos NL 161 2,036
23 San Diego Padres NL 162 2,029
24 Atlanta Braves NL 162 2,006
25 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 161 1,887
25 San Francisco Giants NL 162 1,887

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.