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1919 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 1919, with 1,778, 2 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1,623.9.

Led all of MLB in 1919 Detroit Tigers 140 games
1,778 Total Bases 2 clear of Chicago White Sox
# Team League G TB
1 Detroit Tigers AL 140 1,778
2 Chicago White Sox AL 140 1,776
3 Cleveland Indians AL 139 1,738
4 New York Giants NL 140 1,706
5 New York Yankees AL 141 1,701
6 St. Louis Browns AL 140 1,660
7 Brooklyn Robins NL 141 1,646
8 Philadelphia Phillies NL 138 1,625
MLB average 1,623.9
9 Washington Senators AL 142 1,613
10 Philadelphia Athletics AL 140 1,578
11 Boston Red Sox AL 138 1,566
12 Cincinnati Reds NL 140 1,565
13 Boston Braves NL 140 1,539
14 Chicago Cubs NL 140 1,519
15 St. Louis Cardinals NL 138 1,496
16 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 139 1,477

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.