1891 MLB Total Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in total bases in 1891, with 1,894, 34 ahead of the Boston Reds. The average across 17 MLB teams is 1,566.6.
Led all of MLB in 1891
Philadelphia Athletics
142 games
1,894
Total Bases
34 clear of Boston Reds
| # | Team | League | G | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 142 | 1,894 |
| 2 | Boston Reds | AA | 139 | 1,860 |
| 3 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | 1,766 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 1,749 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 137 | 1,746 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | 1,742 |
| 7 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 141 | 1,720 |
| 8 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 1,647 |
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 137 | 1,640 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 138 | 1,606 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 138 | 1,589 |
| MLB average | 1,566.6 | |||
| 12 | Washington Statesmen | AA | 139 | 1,555 |
| 13 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 1,543 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 137 | 1,525 |
| 15 | Columbus Solons | AA | 138 | 1,449 |
| 16 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | AA | 102 | 1,143 |
| 17 | Milwaukee Brewers | AA | 36 | 459 |
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.