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1970 MLB Total Bases by Team

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

The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in total bases in 1970, with 2,414, 47 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 24 MLB teams is 2,122.1.

Led all of MLB in 1970 Cincinnati Reds 162 games
2,414 Total Bases 47 clear of Boston Red Sox
# Team League G TB
1 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 2,414
2 Boston Red Sox AL 162 2,367
3 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 2,287
4 San Francisco Giants NL 162 2,282
5 Chicago Cubs NL 162 2,277
6 Atlanta Braves NL 162 2,238
7 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 2,224
8 Minnesota Twins AL 162 2,209
9 Houston Astros NL 162 2,177
10 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 2,156
11 Cleveland Indians AL 162 2,150
12 San Diego Padres NL 162 2,149
13 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 161 2,143
MLB average 2,122.1
14 Oakland Athletics AL 162 2,107
15 New York Mets NL 162 2,013
16 California Angels AL 162 2,010
17 Detroit Tigers AL 162 2,009
18 New York Yankees AL 163 2,004
19 Chicago White Sox AL 162 1,995
20 Montreal Expos NL 162 1,973
21 Washington Senators AL 162 1,956
22 Philadelphia Phillies NL 161 1,942
23 Milwaukee Brewers AL 163 1,933
24 Kansas City Royals AL 162 1,916

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.