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1891 NL Doubles by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits

The Brooklyn Grooms led the NL in doubles in 1891, with 200, 11 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is 173.5.

Led the NL in 1891 Brooklyn Grooms 137 games
200 Doubles 11 clear of New York Giants
# Team G 2B
1 Brooklyn Grooms 137 200
2 New York Giants 136 189
3 Cleveland Spiders 141 183
4 Boston Beaneaters 140 181
5 Philadelphia Phillies 138 180
NL average 173.5
6 Chicago Colts 137 159
7 Cincinnati Reds 138 148
7 Pittsburgh Pirates 137 148

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.