1959 NL Extra-Base Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Doubles plus triples plus home runs
The Cincinnati Redlegs led the NL in extra-base hits in 1959, with 453, 12 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is 408.9.
Led the NL in 1959
Cincinnati Redlegs
154 games
453
Extra-Base Hits
12 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | G | XBH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | 453 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
154 | 441 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | 429 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 416 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 411 |
| NL average | 408.9 | ||
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
156 | 390 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 384 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 347 |
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.