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1919 MLB Hits by Team

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

The Chicago White Sox led all of MLB in hits in 1919, with 1,343, 24 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1,226.5.

Led all of MLB in 1919 Chicago White Sox 140 games
1,343 Hits 24 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team League G H
1 Chicago White Sox AL 140 1,343
2 Detroit Tigers AL 140 1,319
3 New York Yankees AL 141 1,275
4 Brooklyn Robins NL 141 1,272
5 Cleveland Indians AL 139 1,268
6 New York Giants NL 140 1,254
7 Washington Senators AL 142 1,238
8 St. Louis Browns AL 140 1,234
MLB average 1,226.5
9 Cincinnati Reds NL 140 1,204
10 Boston Braves NL 140 1,201
11 Philadelphia Phillies NL 138 1,191
12 Boston Red Sox AL 138 1,188
13 St. Louis Cardinals NL 138 1,175
14 Chicago Cubs NL 140 1,174
15 Philadelphia Athletics AL 140 1,156
16 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 139 1,132

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.