1876 NL Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Chicago White Stockings led the NL in plate appearances in 1876, with 2,818, 38 ahead of the Boston Red Caps. The average across 8 NL teams is 2,557.1.
Led the NL in 1876
Chicago White Stockings
66 games
2,818
Plate Appearances
38 clear of Boston Red Caps
| # | Team | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Stockings
|
66 | 2,818 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Caps
|
70 | 2,780 |
| 3 | Hartford Dark Blues | 69 | 2,703 |
| 4 | Louisville Grays | 69 | 2,594 |
| NL average | 2,557.1 | ||
| 5 | St. Louis Brown Stockings | 64 | 2,537 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Athletics | 60 | 2,414 |
| 7 | Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 2,413 |
| 8 | New York Mutuals | 57 | 2,198 |
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.