1978 MLB Extra-Base Hits by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Doubles plus triples plus home runs
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in extra-base hits in 1978, with 488, 12 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 390.8.
Led all of MLB in 1978
Boston Red Sox
163 games
488
Extra-Base Hits
12 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
| # | Team | League | G | XBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | 488 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 476 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 462 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 438 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 427 |
| 6 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 421 |
| 6 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 421 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 413 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | 408 |
| 10 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 398 |
| 11 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | 391 |
| MLB average | 390.8 | |||
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 388 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 386 |
| 14 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 384 |
| 15 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 381 |
| 16 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 159 | 374 |
| 17 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 368 |
| 18 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 160 | 363 |
| 19 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 362 |
| 20 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 360 |
| 21 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 161 | 354 |
| 22 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 353 |
| 23 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 346 |
| 24 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 344 |
| 25 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 331 |
| 26 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 325 |
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.