1896 MLB Plate Appearances by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Trips to the plate
The Cleveland Spiders led all of MLB in plate appearances in 1896, with 5,435, 112 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 MLB teams is 5,185.8.
Led all of MLB in 1896
Cleveland Spiders
135 games
5,435
Plate Appearances
112 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 135 | 5,435 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 132 | 5,323 |
| 3 | Washington Senators | NL | 133 | 5,314 |
| 4 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 132 | 5,306 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 130 | 5,273 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 131 | 5,254 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 133 | 5,226 |
| MLB average | 5,185.8 | |||
| 8 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 132 | 5,118 |
| 9 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 134 | 5,057 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 133 | 5,025 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 131 | 4,988 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 128 | 4,911 |
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.