League Leaders Daily Quiz

1887 AA Total Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits

The St. Louis Browns led the AA in total bases in 1887, with 2,084, 193 ahead of the Louisville Colonels. The average across 8 AA teams is 1,786.4.

Led the AA in 1887 St. Louis Browns 137 games
2,084 Total Bases 193 clear of Louisville Colonels
# Team G TB
1 St. Louis Browns 137 2,084
2 Louisville Colonels 137 1,891
3 Philadelphia Athletics 137 1,856
4 Baltimore Orioles 141 1,832
AA average 1,786.4
5 Cincinnati Red Stockings 135 1,779
6 Brooklyn Grays 138 1,720
7 New York Metropolitans 138 1,585
8 Cleveland Blues 133 1,544

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.