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1938 MLB Doubles by Team

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

The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in doubles in 1938, with 300, 2 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 30 MLB teams is 156.5.

Led all of MLB in 1938 Cleveland Indians 153 games
300 Doubles 2 clear of Boston Red Sox
# Team League G 2B
1 Cleveland Indians AL 153 300
2 Boston Red Sox AL 150 298
3 St. Louis Cardinals NL 156 288
4 New York Yankees AL 157 283
5 Washington Senators AL 152 278
6 St. Louis Browns AL 156 273
7 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 152 265
8 Cincinnati Reds NL 151 251
9 Philadelphia Athletics AL 154 243
10 Chicago Cubs NL 154 242
11 Chicago White Sox AL 149 239
12 Philadelphia Phillies NL 151 233
13 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 151 225
14 Detroit Tigers AL 155 219
15 New York Giants NL 152 210
16 Boston Bees NL 153 199
MLB average 156.5
17 Philadelphia Stars NN2 68 82
18 Homestead Grays NN2 52 80
19 Kansas City Monarchs NAL 68 77
20 Pittsburgh Crawfords NN2 49 61
21 Baltimore Elite Giants NN2 47 56
22 Atlanta Black Crackers NAL 54 49
23 New York Black Yankees NN2 39 46
24 Memphis Red Sox NAL 58 45
25 Chicago American Giants NAL 65 42
26 Newark Eagles NN2 52 35
27 Jacksonville Red Caps NAL 23 22
28 Birmingham Black Barons NAL 48 20
28 Indianapolis ABCs NAL 38 20
30 Washington Black Senators NN2 21 15

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.