League Leaders Daily Quiz

1958 NL Hits by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total hits

The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in hits in 1958, with 1,424, 22 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 8 NL teams is 1,378.3.

Led the NL in 1958 Philadelphia Phillies 154 games
1,424 Hits 22 clear of Chicago Cubs
# Team G H
1 Philadelphia Phillies 154 1,424
2 Chicago Cubs 154 1,402
3 San Francisco Giants 154 1,399
4 Milwaukee Braves 154 1,388
5 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 1,386
NL average 1,378.3
6 St. Louis Cardinals 154 1,371
7 Cincinnati Redlegs 154 1,359
8 Los Angeles Dodgers 154 1,297

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.