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1891 NL Wins by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won

The Boston Beaneaters led the NL in wins in 1891, with 87, 5 ahead of the Chicago Colts. The average across 8 NL teams is 68.1.

Led the NL in 1891 Boston Beaneaters 140 games
87 Wins 5 clear of Chicago Colts

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.