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1971 MLB Doubles by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits

The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in doubles in 1971, with 246, 16 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 24 MLB teams is 205.5.

Led all of MLB in 1971 Boston Red Sox 162 games
246 Doubles 16 clear of Houston Astros
# Team League G 2B
1 Boston Red Sox AL 162 246
2 Houston Astros NL 162 230
3 Kansas City Royals AL 161 225
3 St. Louis Cardinals NL 163 225
5 San Francisco Giants NL 162 224
6 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 223
7 Detroit Tigers AL 162 214
8 California Angels AL 162 213
8 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 213
10 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 209
11 Baltimore Orioles AL 158 207
MLB average 205.5
12 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 203
12 New York Mets NL 162 203
14 Chicago Cubs NL 162 202
15 Cleveland Indians AL 162 200
16 Minnesota Twins AL 160 197
16 Montreal Expos NL 162 197
18 New York Yankees AL 162 195
18 Oakland Athletics AL 161 195
20 Atlanta Braves NL 162 192
21 Washington Senators AL 159 189
22 Chicago White Sox AL 162 185
23 San Diego Padres NL 161 184
24 Milwaukee Brewers AL 161 160

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.