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1909 MLB Doubles by Team

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in doubles in 1909, with 218, 9 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 16 MLB teams is 166.2.

Led all of MLB in 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 games
218 Doubles 9 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team League G 2B
1 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 218
2 Detroit Tigers AL 158 209
3 Chicago Cubs NL 155 203
4 Philadelphia Athletics AL 153 186
5 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 185
6 Brooklyn Superbas NL 155 176
7 Cleveland Naps AL 155 173
7 New York Giants NL 158 173
MLB average 166.2
9 Cincinnati Reds NL 157 159
10 Boston Red Sox AL 152 151
11 Washington Senators AL 156 149
12 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 148
13 Chicago White Sox AL 159 145
14 New York Highlanders AL 153 143
15 Boston Doves NL 155 125
16 St. Louis Browns AL 154 116

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.