1987 NL Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Chicago Cubs led the NL in home runs in 1987, with 209, 4 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 12 NL teams is 152.0.
Led the NL in 1987
Chicago Cubs
161 games
209
Home Runs
4 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
161 | 209 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 205 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 192 |
| 3 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | 192 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 169 |
| 6 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
161 | 152 |
| NL average | 152.0 | ||
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | 131 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 125 |
| 9 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 122 |
| 10 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 120 |
| 11 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | 113 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 94 |
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.