1979 NL Doubles by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Two-base hits
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in doubles in 1979, with 279, 6 ahead of the Montreal Expos. The average across 12 NL teams is 240.5.
Led the NL in 1979
St. Louis Cardinals
163 games
279
Doubles
6 clear of Montreal Expos
| # | Team | G | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
163 | 279 |
| 2 |
 Montreal Expos
|
160 | 273 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
161 | 266 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
163 | 264 |
| 5 |
 New York Mets
|
163 | 255 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 250 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | 250 |
| NL average | 240.5 | ||
| 8 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 224 |
| 9 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
160 | 220 |
| 9 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 220 |
| 11 |
 San Diego Padres
|
161 | 193 |
| 12 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 192 |
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.