1871 MLB Wins by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in wins in 1871, with 20, 1 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 9 MLB teams is 13.3.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Boston Red Stockings
31 games
20
Wins
1 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 20 |
| 2 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 19 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 19 |
| 4 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 16 |
| 5 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 14 |
| MLB average | 13.3 | |||
| 6 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 12 |
| 7 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 10 |
| 8 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 6 |
| 9 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 4 |
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.