1890 MLB Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits
The New York Giants led all of MLB in hits in 1890, with 1,393, 23 ahead of the Cleveland Infants. The average across 25 MLB teams is 1,178.9.
Led all of MLB in 1890
New York Giants
132 games
1,393
Hits
23 clear of Cleveland Infants
| # | Team | League | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Giants | PL | 132 | 1,393 |
| 2 | Cleveland Infants | PL | 131 | 1,370 |
| 3 | Boston Reds | PL | 133 | 1,352 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | PL | 133 | 1,352 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | PL | 132 | 1,350 |
| 6 | Chicago Pirates | PL | 138 | 1,311 |
| 7 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 134 | 1,310 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 138 | 1,308 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 139 | 1,271 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 133 | 1,267 |
| 11 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 135 | 1,250 |
| 12 | Buffalo Bisons | PL | 134 | 1,249 |
| 13 | Columbus Solons | AA | 140 | 1,225 |
| 14 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 134 | 1,220 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Burghers | PL | 131 | 1,212 |
| 16 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 134 | 1,203 |
| MLB average | 1,178.9 | |||
| 17 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 129 | 1,166 |
| 18 | Syracuse Stars | AA | 127 | 1,158 |
| 19 | Toledo Maumees | AA | 134 | 1,152 |
| 20 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 1,088 |
| 20 | Rochester Broncos | AA | 133 | 1,088 |
| 22 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 1,073 |
| 23 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 132 | 1,057 |
| 24 | Brooklyn Gladiators | AA | 100 | 769 |
| 25 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 38 | 278 |
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.