1891 MLB Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Chicago Colts led all of MLB in home runs in 1891, with 60, 3 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 17 MLB teams is 34.4.
Led all of MLB in 1891
Chicago Colts
137 games
60
Home Runs
3 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Colts
|
NL | 137 | 60 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 57 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 142 | 55 |
| 4 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | 53 |
| 5 | Boston Reds | AA | 139 | 52 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | 46 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 138 | 40 |
| MLB average | 34.4 | |||
| 8 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 30 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 137 | 29 |
| 10 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | AA | 102 | 28 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 137 | 23 |
| 12 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 141 | 22 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 138 | 21 |
| 14 | Columbus Solons | AA | 138 | 20 |
| 15 | Washington Statesmen | AA | 139 | 19 |
| 16 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 17 |
| 17 | Milwaukee Brewers | AA | 36 | 13 |
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.