1874 MLB Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in home runs in 1874, with 17, 10 ahead of the New York Mutuals. The average across 8 MLB teams is 5.0.
Led all of MLB in 1874
Boston Red Stockings
71 games
17
Home Runs
10 clear of New York Mutuals
| # | Team | League | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 71 | 17 |
| 2 | New York Mutuals | NA | 65 | 7 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 55 | 6 |
| MLB average | 5.0 | |||
| 4 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 59 | 4 |
| 5 | Hartford Dark Blues | NA | 53 | 2 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 58 | 2 |
| 7 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 47 | 1 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 56 | 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.