League Leaders Daily Quiz

1941 MLB Total Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits

The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in total bases in 1941, with 2,303, 23 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 28 MLB teams is 1,345.2.

Led all of MLB in 1941 Boston Red Sox 155 games
2,303 Total Bases 23 clear of New York Yankees
# Team League G TB
1 Boston Red Sox AL 155 2,303
2 New York Yankees AL 156 2,280
3 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 157 2,221
4 St. Louis Browns AL 157 2,110
5 Cleveland Indians AL 155 2,076
6 Washington Senators AL 156 2,075
7 Philadelphia Athletics AL 154 2,064
8 St. Louis Cardinals NL 155 2,058
9 Detroit Tigers AL 155 2,012
10 New York Giants NL 156 2,004
11 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 156 1,948
12 Chicago Cubs NL 155 1,909
13 Chicago White Sox AL 156 1,856
14 Boston Braves NL 156 1,808
15 Cincinnati Reds NL 154 1,759
16 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 1,733
MLB average 1,345.2
17 Baltimore Elite Giants NN2 41 825
17 Homestead Grays NN2 45 825
19 Newark Eagles NN2 37 746
20 New York Cubans NN2 29 558
21 Philadelphia Stars NN2 43 547
22 Kansas City Monarchs NAL 56 495
23 New York Black Yankees NN2 33 410
24 Birmingham Black Barons NAL 51 283
25 Memphis Red Sox NAL 57 240
26 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars NAL 43 232
27 Chicago American Giants NAL 42 194
28 Jacksonville Red Caps NAL 41 94

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.