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1955 MLB Total Bases by Team

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

The Brooklyn Dodgers led all of MLB in total bases in 1955, with 2,327, 75 ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. The average across 16 MLB teams is 2,058.3.

Led all of MLB in 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 154 games
2,327 Total Bases 75 clear of Milwaukee Braves
# Team League G TB
1 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 154 2,327
2 Milwaukee Braves NL 154 2,252
3 Cincinnati Redlegs NL 154 2,239
4 New York Yankees AL 154 2,156
5 New York Giants NL 154 2,125
6 Boston Red Sox AL 154 2,122
7 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 2,104
8 Detroit Tigers AL 154 2,084
9 Chicago Cubs NL 154 2,076
MLB average 2,058.3
10 Kansas City Athletics AL 155 2,039
11 Cleveland Indians AL 154 2,026
12 Chicago White Sox AL 155 2,025
13 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 2,010
14 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 1,865
15 Washington Senators AL 154 1,803
16 Baltimore Orioles AL 156 1,680

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.