1871 NA Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Boston Red Stockings led the NA in runs batted in in 1871, with 267, 17 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 9 NA teams is 198.1.
Led the NA in 1871
Boston Red Stockings
31 games
267
Runs Batted In
17 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | 31 | 267 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | 28 | 250 |
| 3 | Troy Haymakers | 29 | 241 |
| 4 | Washington Olympics | 32 | 214 |
| 5 | New York Mutuals | 33 | 213 |
| NA average | 198.1 | ||
| 6 | Chicago White Stockings | 28 | 193 |
| 7 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 29 | 164 |
| 8 | Rockford Forest Citys | 25 | 147 |
| 9 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | 19 | 94 |
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.