1887 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in batting average in 1887, with .307, .008 ahead of the Detroit Wolverines. The average across 16 MLB teams is .270.
Led all of MLB in 1887
St. Louis Browns
137 games
.307
Batting Average
.008 clear of Detroit Wolverines
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | .307 |
| 2 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | .299 |
| 3 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | .289 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | .279 |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | .277 |
| 6 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | .277 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | .277 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | .274 |
| 9 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | .271 |
| MLB average | .270 | |||
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | .268 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | .261 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | .259 |
| 13 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | .252 |
| 14 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | .248 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | .247 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | .241 |
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.