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1973 MLB Doubles by Team

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in doubles in 1973, with 257, 17 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 24 MLB teams is 217.7.

Led all of MLB in 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 games
257 Doubles 17 clear of Minnesota Twins
# Team League G 2B
1 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 257
2 Minnesota Twins AL 162 240
2 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 240
4 Kansas City Royals AL 162 239
5 Boston Red Sox AL 162 235
6 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 232
7 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 229
7 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 229
9 Chicago White Sox AL 162 228
10 Atlanta Braves NL 162 219
10 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 219
12 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 218
MLB average 217.7
13 Houston Astros NL 162 216
13 Oakland Athletics AL 162 216
15 Detroit Tigers AL 162 213
16 New York Yankees AL 162 212
16 San Francisco Giants NL 162 212
18 Cleveland Indians AL 162 205
19 Chicago Cubs NL 161 201
20 New York Mets NL 161 198
20 San Diego Padres NL 162 198
22 Texas Rangers AL 162 195
23 Montreal Expos NL 162 190
24 California Angels AL 162 183

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.