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1977 MLB Total Bases by Team

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

The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in total bases in 1977, with 2,560, 58 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is 2,221.2.

Led all of MLB in 1977 Boston Red Sox 161 games
2,560 Total Bases 58 clear of Chicago White Sox
# Team League G TB
1 Boston Red Sox AL 161 2,560
2 Chicago White Sox AL 162 2,502
3 New York Yankees AL 162 2,489
4 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 2,484
5 Kansas City Royals AL 162 2,440
6 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 2,409
7 Minnesota Twins AL 161 2,350
8 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 2,341
9 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 2,336
10 Detroit Tigers AL 162 2,296
11 Montreal Expos NL 162 2,282
12 Texas Rangers AL 162 2,245
MLB average 2,221.2
13 Chicago Cubs NL 162 2,167
14 Baltimore Orioles AL 161 2,158
15 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 2,147
16 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 2,142
17 Houston Astros NL 162 2,130
18 San Francisco Giants NL 162 2,103
19 San Diego Padres NL 162 2,100
20 Cleveland Indians AL 161 2,089
21 California Angels AL 162 2,086
22 Seattle Mariners AL 162 2,081
23 Atlanta Braves NL 162 2,079
24 Toronto Blue Jays AL 161 1,979
25 Oakland Athletics AL 161 1,885
26 New York Mets NL 162 1,870

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.