1979 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 1979, with 310, 19 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 246.7.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Boston Red Sox
160 games
310
Doubles
19 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
| # | Team | League | G | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 310 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 291 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 290 |
| 4 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 286 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 279 |
| 6 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 273 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 266 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 264 |
| 9 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 258 |
| 10 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 256 |
| 11 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 255 |
| 12 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 253 |
| 13 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 252 |
| 14 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 250 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 250 |
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 250 |
| MLB average | 246.7 | |||
| 17 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 242 |
| 18 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 226 |
| 19 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 224 |
| 20 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 221 |
| 21 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 220 |
| 21 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 220 |
| 23 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 206 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 193 |
| 25 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 192 |
| 26 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 188 |
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.