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1987 MLB Doubles by Team

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

The Montreal Expos led all of MLB in doubles in 1987, with 310, 23 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 26 MLB teams is 261.3.

Led all of MLB in 1987 Montreal Expos 162 games
310 Doubles 23 clear of New York Mets
# Team League G 2B
1 Montreal Expos NL 162 310
2 New York Mets NL 162 287
3 Atlanta Braves NL 161 284
4 Chicago White Sox AL 162 283
5 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 282
5 Seattle Mariners AL 162 282
7 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 277
8 Detroit Tigers AL 162 274
8 San Francisco Giants NL 162 274
10 Boston Red Sox AL 162 273
11 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 272
12 Cleveland Indians AL 162 267
13 Texas Rangers AL 162 264
14 Oakland Athletics AL 162 263
15 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 262
MLB average 261.3
16 Minnesota Twins AL 162 258
17 California Angels AL 162 257
18 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 252
19 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 248
20 Chicago Cubs NL 161 244
21 Kansas City Royals AL 162 239
21 New York Yankees AL 162 239
23 Houston Astros NL 162 238
24 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 236
25 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 219
26 San Diego Padres NL 162 209

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.