1946 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 1946, with 2,136, 90 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 28 MLB teams is 1,282.6.
Led all of MLB in 1946
Boston Red Sox
156 games
2,136
Total Bases
90 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 156 | 2,136 |
| 2 |
|
NL | 156 | 2,046 |
| 3 |
|
AL | 155 | 1,991 |
| 3 |
|
AL | 154 | 1,991 |
| 5 |
|
AL | 155 | 1,954 |
| 6 |
|
NL | 154 | 1,939 |
| 7 |
|
AL | 156 | 1,914 |
| 8 |
|
NL | 157 | 1,906 |
| 9 |
|
NL | 155 | 1,880 |
| 10 |
|
AL | 156 | 1,867 |
| 11 |
|
NL | 154 | 1,843 |
| 12 |
|
NL | 155 | 1,835 |
| 13 |
|
NL | 155 | 1,786 |
| 14 |
|
AL | 155 | 1,769 |
| 15 |
|
AL | 155 | 1,759 |
| 16 |
|
NL | 156 | 1,729 |
| MLB average | 1,282.6 | |||
| 17 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 64 | 910 |
| 18 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 58 | 806 |
| 19 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 58 | 763 |
| 20 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 56 | 706 |
| 21 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 50 | 561 |
| 22 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 67 | 468 |
| 23 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | 390 |
| 24 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 69 | 288 |
| 25 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 68 | 239 |
| 26 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 80 | 198 |
| 27 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 76 | 129 |
| 28 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | 111 |
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.
