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1889 MLB Extra-Base Hits by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Doubles plus triples plus home runs

The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in extra-base hits in 1889, with 347, 2 ahead of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is 297.8.

Led all of MLB in 1889 Philadelphia Athletics 138 games
347 Extra-Base Hits 2 clear of Cincinnati Red Stockings
# Team League G XBH
1 Philadelphia Athletics AA 138 347
2 Cincinnati Red Stockings AA 141 345
3 New York Giants NL 131 337
4 St. Louis Browns AA 140 333
5 Chicago White Stockings NL 136 329
6 Indianapolis Hoosiers NL 135 325
7 Pittsburg Alleghenys NL 134 316
8 Brooklyn Bridegrooms AA 138 314
9 Philadelphia Quakers NL 130 311
10 Columbus Solons AA 139 302
MLB average 297.8
11 Boston Beaneaters NL 133 292
12 Louisville Colonels AA 140 267
13 Kansas City Cowboys AA 139 256
14 Baltimore Orioles AA 139 243
15 Washington Nationals NL 127 233
16 Cleveland Spiders NL 136 215

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.