1897 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 1897, with 93, 3 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 NL teams is 65.2.
Led the NL in 1897
Boston Beaneaters
135 games
93
Wins
3 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | G | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Beaneaters
|
135 | 93 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | 136 | 90 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
137 | 81 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
134 | 76 |
| 5 | Cleveland Spiders | 130 | 68 |
| NL average | 65.2 | ||
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
136 | 61 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
134 | 60 |
| 7 | Washington Senators | 133 | 60 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Colts
|
138 | 59 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
133 | 54 |
| 11 | Louisville Colonels | 135 | 51 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
133 | 29 |
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.