1872 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 1872, with 107, 1 ahead of the Baltimore Canaries. The average across 11 MLB teams is 52.8.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Boston Red Stockings
48 games
107
Doubles
1 clear of Baltimore Canaries
| # | Team | League | G | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | 107 |
| 2 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | 106 |
| 3 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | 87 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | 79 |
| 5 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | 58 |
| MLB average | 52.8 | |||
| 6 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | 36 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | 35 |
| 8 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | 29 |
| 9 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | 28 |
| 10 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | 6 |
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.