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1908 MLB Hits by Team

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

The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in hits in 1908, with 1,347, 8 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1,204.9.

Led all of MLB in 1908 Detroit Tigers 154 games
1,347 Hits 8 clear of New York Giants
# Team League G H
1 Detroit Tigers AL 154 1,347
2 New York Giants NL 157 1,339
3 Chicago Cubs NL 158 1,267
4 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 155 1,263
5 St. Louis Browns AL 155 1,261
6 Boston Red Sox AL 155 1,239
7 Boston Doves NL 156 1,228
8 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 1,223
9 Cleveland Naps AL 157 1,221
MLB average 1,204.9
10 New York Highlanders AL 155 1,190
11 Washington Senators AL 155 1,186
12 Philadelphia Athletics AL 157 1,131
13 Chicago White Sox AL 156 1,127
14 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 1,108
15 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 1,105
16 Brooklyn Superbas NL 154 1,044

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.