1890 MLB Total Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits
The New York Giants led all of MLB in total bases in 1890, with 1,989, 69 ahead of the Boston Reds. The average across 25 MLB teams is 1,590.6.
Led all of MLB in 1890
New York Giants
132 games
1,989
Total Bases
69 clear of Boston Reds
| # | Team | League | G | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Giants | PL | 132 | 1,989 |
| 2 | Boston Reds | PL | 133 | 1,920 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | PL | 132 | 1,910 |
| 4 | Cleveland Infants | PL | 131 | 1,852 |
| 5 | Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | PL | 133 | 1,826 |
| 6 | Chicago Pirates | PL | 138 | 1,794 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 138 | 1,776 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 139 | 1,739 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh Burghers | PL | 131 | 1,715 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 133 | 1,712 |
| 11 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 135 | 1,711 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 134 | 1,674 |
| 13 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 134 | 1,641 |
| 14 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 129 | 1,629 |
| 15 | Buffalo Bisons | PL | 134 | 1,617 |
| 16 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 134 | 1,612 |
| 17 | Toledo Maumees | AA | 134 | 1,592 |
| MLB average | 1,590.6 | |||
| 18 | Columbus Solons | AA | 140 | 1,586 |
| 19 | Syracuse Stars | AA | 127 | 1,469 |
| 20 | Rochester Broncos | AA | 133 | 1,440 |
| 21 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 132 | 1,412 |
| 22 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 1,394 |
| 23 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 1,386 |
| 24 | Brooklyn Gladiators | AA | 100 | 1,018 |
| 25 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 38 | 350 |
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.