1989 MLB Total Bases by Team

The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in total bases in 1989, with 2,281, 40 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 26 MLB teams is 2,061.0.

Led all of MLB in 1989 Boston Red Sox 162 games

2,281 Total Bases 40 clear of Minnesota Twins

#	Team	League	G	TB
1	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	2,281
2	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	2,241
3	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	2,220
4	Texas Rangers	AL	162	2,151
5	California Angels	AL	162	2,139
6	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	2,135
6	New York Yankees	AL	161	2,135
8	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	2,133
9	New York Mets	NL	162	2,114
9	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	2,114
11	Chicago White Sox	AL	161	2,109
12	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	162	2,092
13	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	2,065
	MLB average			2,061.0
14	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	2,060
15	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	2,045
16	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	2,040
17	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,999
18	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	1,994
18	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	164	1,994
20	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	164	1,988
21	Montreal Expos	NL	162	1,980
21	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	163	1,980
23	Atlanta Braves	NL	161	1,910
24	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	1,909
25	Houston Astros	NL	162	1,902
26	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	160	1,855

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.