1939 NL Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in hits in 1939, with 1,601, 108 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is 1,438.1.
Led the NL in 1939
St. Louis Cardinals
155 games
1,601
Hits
108 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 1,601 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
156 | 1,493 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
153 | 1,453 |
| NL average | 1,438.1 | ||
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
157 | 1,420 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 1,407 |
| 6 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | 1,395 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
151 | 1,395 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
152 | 1,341 |
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.