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1903 MLB Hits by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits

The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in hits in 1903, with 1,429, 30 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1,236.0.

Led all of MLB in 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates 141 games
1,429 Hits 30 clear of Cincinnati Reds
# Team League G H
1 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 141 1,429
2 Cincinnati Reds NL 141 1,399
3 Boston Americans AL 141 1,336
4 Chicago Cubs NL 139 1,300
5 New York Giants NL 142 1,290
6 Philadelphia Phillies NL 139 1,283
7 Cleveland Naps AL 140 1,265
8 Philadelphia Athletics AL 137 1,236
MLB average 1,236.0
9 Detroit Tigers AL 137 1,229
10 Brooklyn Superbas NL 139 1,201
11 St. Louis Cardinals NL 139 1,176
12 Chicago White Sox AL 138 1,152
13 Boston Beaneaters NL 140 1,145
14 New York Highlanders AL 136 1,136
15 St. Louis Browns AL 139 1,133
16 Washington Senators AL 140 1,066

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.