1898 MLB Batting Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Hits per at bat
The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in batting average in 1898, with .302, .012 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 12 MLB teams is .271.
Led all of MLB in 1898
Baltimore Orioles
153 games
.302
Batting Average
.012 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | League | G | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 153 | .302 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 152 | .290 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 150 | .280 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Orphans
|
NL | 152 | .274 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | .272 |
| 6 | Washington Senators | NL | 155 | .271 |
| MLB average | .271 | |||
| 7 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 154 | .268 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 156 | .266 |
| 9 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 156 | .263 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 152 | .258 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 149 | .256 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 154 | .247 |
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.