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1899 MLB Doubles by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits

The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in doubles in 1899, with 241, 37 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 MLB teams is 183.4.

Led all of MLB in 1899 Philadelphia Phillies 154 games
241 Doubles 37 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G 2B
1 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 241
2 Baltimore Orioles NL 151 204
3 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 155 196
4 Cincinnati Reds NL 157 195
4 Louisville Colonels NL 156 195
MLB average 183.4
6 Boston Beaneaters NL 153 178
6 Brooklyn Superbas NL 148 178
8 Chicago Orphans NL 152 173
9 St. Louis Perfectos NL 155 172
10 New York Giants NL 152 165
11 Washington Senators NL 155 162
12 Cleveland Spiders NL 154 142

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.