1959 MLB Total Bases by Team

The Cincinnati Redlegs led all of MLB in total bases in 1959, with 2,257, 12 ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. The average across 16 MLB teams is 2,065.4.

Led all of MLB in 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 154 games

2,257 Total Bases 12 clear of Milwaukee Braves

#	Team	League	G	TB
1	Cincinnati Redlegs	NL	154	2,257
2	Milwaukee Braves	NL	157	2,245
3	San Francisco Giants	NL	154	2,187
4	New York Yankees	AL	155	2,160
5	Cleveland Indians	AL	154	2,157
6	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	154	2,128
7	Chicago Cubs	NL	155	2,107
8	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	156	2,092
9	Detroit Tigers	AL	154	2,082
	MLB average			2,065.4
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	155	2,064
11	Kansas City Athletics	AL	154	2,051
12	Boston Red Sox	AL	154	2,014
13	Washington Senators	AL	154	1,931
14	Chicago White Sox	AL	156	1,928
15	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	155	1,848
16	Baltimore Orioles	AL	155	1,795

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.