1891 MLB Stolen Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases stolen
The Boston Reds led all of MLB in stolen bases in 1891, with 447, 105 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 17 MLB teams is 245.0.
Led all of MLB in 1891
Boston Reds
139 games
447
Stolen Bases
105 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Reds | AA | 139 | 447 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 342 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 137 | 337 |
| 4 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | 289 |
| 5 | Columbus Solons | AA | 138 | 280 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 279 |
| MLB average | 245.0 | |||
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 138 | 244 |
| 8 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 141 | 242 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 137 | 238 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 138 | 232 |
| 11 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 227 |
| 12 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | 224 |
| 13 | Washington Statesmen | AA | 139 | 219 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 137 | 205 |
| 15 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | AA | 102 | 164 |
| 16 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 142 | 149 |
| 17 | Milwaukee Brewers | AA | 36 | 47 |
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.