1888 MLB Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits
The Detroit Wolverines led all of MLB in hits in 1888, with 1,275, 66 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1,125.0.
Led all of MLB in 1888
Detroit Wolverines
134 games
1,275
Hits
66 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 1,275 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 1,209 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 1,201 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 1,189 |
| 5 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 1,183 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 1,177 |
| 6 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 1,177 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 1,161 |
| 9 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 1,149 |
| MLB average | 1,125.0 | |||
| 10 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 1,100 |
| 11 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 1,076 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 1,070 |
| 13 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 1,068 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 1,021 |
| 15 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 1,000 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 944 |
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.