1898 MLB Walks by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases on balls drawn
The Cleveland Spiders led all of MLB in walks in 1898, with 545, 26 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 MLB teams is 424.3.
Led all of MLB in 1898
Cleveland Spiders
156 games
545
Walks
26 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 156 | 545 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 153 | 519 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Orphans
|
NL | 152 | 476 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 150 | 472 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | 455 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 156 | 428 |
| MLB average | 424.3 | |||
| 7 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 152 | 405 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 154 | 383 |
| 9 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 154 | 375 |
| 10 | Washington Senators | NL | 155 | 370 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 152 | 336 |
| 12 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 149 | 328 |
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.