1891 MLB Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1891, with 5,640, 1 ahead of the Cleveland Spiders. The average across 17 MLB teams is 5,098.8.
Led all of MLB in 1891
St. Louis Browns
139 games
5,640
Plate Appearances
1 clear of Cleveland Spiders
| # | Team | League | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 5,640 |
| 2 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 141 | 5,639 |
| 3 | Boston Reds | AA | 139 | 5,606 |
| 4 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | 5,571 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 142 | 5,560 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 138 | 5,469 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 137 | 5,449 |
| 8 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 5,433 |
| 9 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | 5,307 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 137 | 5,271 |
| 11 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 5,270 |
| 12 | Columbus Solons | AA | 138 | 5,263 |
| 13 | Washington Statesmen | AA | 139 | 5,259 |
| 14 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 137 | 5,249 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 138 | 5,249 |
| MLB average | 5,098.8 | |||
| 16 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | AA | 102 | 4,038 |
| 17 | Milwaukee Brewers | AA | 36 | 1,407 |
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.