1887 MLB Extra-Base Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Doubles plus triples plus home runs
The Detroit Wolverines led all of MLB in extra-base hits in 1887, with 394, 16 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 16 MLB teams is 318.3.
Led all of MLB in 1887
Detroit Wolverines
127 games
394
Extra-Base Hits
16 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | XBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 394 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 378 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 356 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 349 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 344 |
| 6 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 333 |
| 7 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 332 |
| 8 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 319 |
| MLB average | 318.3 | |||
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 318 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 308 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 307 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 281 |
| 13 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 280 |
| 14 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 269 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 265 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 259 |
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.