1871 MLB Stolen Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases stolen
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in stolen bases in 1871, with 73, 4 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 9 MLB teams is 49.0.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Boston Red Stockings
31 games
73
Stolen Bases
4 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 73 |
| 2 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 69 |
| 3 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 62 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 56 |
| 5 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 53 |
| MLB average | 49.0 | |||
| 6 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 48 |
| 7 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 46 |
| 8 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 18 |
| 9 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 16 |
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.