1887 MLB At Bats by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official at bats
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in at bats in 1887, with 5,048, 94 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is 4,670.9.
Led all of MLB in 1887
St. Louis Browns
137 games
5,048
At Bats
94 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 5,048 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 4,954 |
| 3 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 4,916 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 4,913 |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 4,825 |
| 6 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 4,821 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 4,797 |
| 8 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 4,689 |
| MLB average | 4,670.9 | |||
| 9 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 4,649 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 4,630 |
| 11 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 4,531 |
| 12 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 4,516 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 4,414 |
| 14 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 4,368 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 4,350 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 4,314 |
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.