1871 MLB Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in home runs in 1871, with 10, 1 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 9 MLB teams is 5.2.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Chicago White Stockings
28 games
10
Home Runs
1 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 10 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 9 |
| 3 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 7 |
| 4 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 6 |
| 4 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 6 |
| MLB average | 5.2 | |||
| 6 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 3 |
| 6 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 3 |
| 8 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 2 |
| 9 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 1 |
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.