1887 AA Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The St. Louis Browns led the AA in batting average in 1887, with .307, .018 ahead of the Louisville Colonels. The average across 8 AA teams is .272.
Led the AA in 1887
St. Louis Browns
137 games
.307
Batting Average
.018 clear of Louisville Colonels
| # | Team | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
137 | .307 |
| 2 | Louisville Colonels | 137 | .289 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | 141 | .277 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | 137 | .277 |
| AA average | .272 | ||
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
135 | .268 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
138 | .261 |
| 7 | Cleveland Blues | 133 | .252 |
| 8 | New York Metropolitans | 138 | .248 |
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.