1987 MLB Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in home runs in 1987, with 225, 10 ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. The average across 26 MLB teams is 171.5.
Led all of MLB in 1987
Detroit Tigers
162 games
225
Home Runs
10 clear of Toronto Blue Jays
| # | Team | League | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 225 |
| 2 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 215 |
| 3 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 211 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 161 | 209 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 205 |
| 6 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 199 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 196 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 196 |
| 9 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 194 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 192 |
| 10 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 192 |
| 12 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 187 |
| 13 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 174 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 173 |
| 15 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 172 |
| MLB average | 171.5 | |||
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 169 |
| 17 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 168 |
| 18 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 163 |
| 19 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 161 |
| 20 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 152 |
| 21 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 131 |
| 22 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 125 |
| 23 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 122 |
| 24 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 120 |
| 25 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 113 |
| 26 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 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.