1890 MLB Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Chicago Pirates led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1890, with 5,503, 45 ahead of the Boston Reds. The average across 25 MLB teams is 5,052.4.
Led all of MLB in 1890
Chicago Pirates
138 games
5,503
Plate Appearances
45 clear of Boston Reds
| # | Team | League | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Pirates | PL | 138 | 5,503 |
| 2 | Boston Reds | PL | 133 | 5,458 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 139 | 5,453 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bisons | PL | 134 | 5,432 |
| 5 | Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | PL | 133 | 5,431 |
| 6 | New York Giants | PL | 132 | 5,430 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 138 | 5,369 |
| 8 | Cleveland Infants | PL | 131 | 5,362 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Athletics | PL | 132 | 5,337 |
| 10 | Columbus Solons | AA | 140 | 5,332 |
| 11 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 134 | 5,321 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Burghers | PL | 131 | 5,316 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 133 | 5,293 |
| 14 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 135 | 5,232 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 5,213 |
| 16 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 5,172 |
| 17 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 134 | 5,150 |
| 18 | Toledo Maumees | AA | 134 | 5,132 |
| 19 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 134 | 5,128 |
| 20 | Rochester Broncos | AA | 133 | 5,056 |
| MLB average | 5,052.4 | |||
| 21 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 132 | 5,052 |
| 22 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 129 | 4,977 |
| 23 | Syracuse Stars | AA | 127 | 4,961 |
| 24 | Brooklyn Gladiators | AA | 100 | 3,834 |
| 25 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 38 | 1,366 |
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.