1871 MLB Doubles by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in doubles in 1871, with 70, 4 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 9 MLB teams is 48.2.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Boston Red Stockings
31 games
70
Doubles
4 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 70 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 66 |
| 3 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 54 |
| 4 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 52 |
| 5 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 51 |
| MLB average | 48.2 | |||
| 6 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 44 |
| 7 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 43 |
| 8 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 35 |
| 9 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 19 |
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.