1968 NL Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Chicago Cubs led the NL in home runs in 1968, with 130, 22 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 10 NL teams is 89.1.
Led the NL in 1968
Chicago Cubs
163 games
130
Home Runs
22 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
163 | 130 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
163 | 108 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
163 | 106 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 100 |
| NL average | 89.1 | ||
| 5 |
 New York Mets
|
163 | 81 |
| 6 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
163 | 80 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
163 | 80 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 73 |
| 9 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 67 |
| 10 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 66 |
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.