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1989 NL Home Runs by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit

The New York Mets led the NL in home runs in 1989, with 147, 6 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 12 NL teams is 113.8.

Led the NL in 1989 New York Mets 162 games
147 Home Runs 6 clear of San Francisco Giants

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.