1871 MLB Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in hits in 1871, with 426, 16 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 9 MLB teams is 344.6.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Boston Red Stockings
31 games
426
Hits
16 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 426 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 410 |
| 3 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 403 |
| 4 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 384 |
| 5 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 375 |
| MLB average | 344.6 | |||
| 6 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 328 |
| 7 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 323 |
| 8 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 274 |
| 9 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 178 |
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.