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1908 MLB Total Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits

The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in total bases in 1908, with 1,775, 79 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1,537.8.

Led all of MLB in 1908 Detroit Tigers 154 games
1,775 Total Bases 79 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
# Team League G TB
1 Detroit Tigers AL 154 1,775
2 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 155 1,696
3 New York Giants NL 157 1,667
4 Chicago Cubs NL 158 1,632
5 St. Louis Browns AL 155 1,598
6 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 1,586
7 Cleveland Naps AL 157 1,579
8 Boston Red Sox AL 155 1,574
MLB average 1,537.8
9 Boston Doves NL 156 1,502
10 Washington Senators AL 155 1,490
11 Philadelphia Athletics AL 157 1,477
12 New York Highlanders AL 155 1,471
13 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 1,433
14 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 1,404
15 Chicago White Sox AL 156 1,363
16 Brooklyn Superbas NL 154 1,358

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.