1953 MLB Doubles by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits
The St. Louis Cardinals led all of MLB in doubles in 1953, with 281, 7 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 16 MLB teams is 224.6.
Led all of MLB in 1953
St. Louis Cardinals
157 games
281
Doubles
7 clear of Brooklyn Dodgers
| # | Team | League | G | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 157 | 281 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | 274 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 158 | 259 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 153 | 255 |
| 5 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 152 | 230 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 156 | 228 |
| 7 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 157 | 227 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | 226 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 151 | 226 |
| MLB average | 224.6 | |||
| 10 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 214 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 157 | 205 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 204 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | 201 |
| 14 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | 195 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | 190 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 178 |
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.