1872 NA Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Baltimore Canaries led the NA in runs in 1872, with 617, 78 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 11 NA teams is 308.2.
Led the NA in 1872
Baltimore Canaries
58 games
617
Runs
78 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Canaries | 58 | 617 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | 47 | 539 |
| 3 | New York Mutuals | 56 | 523 |
| 4 | Boston Red Stockings | 48 | 521 |
| NA average | 308.2 | ||
| 5 | Troy Haymakers | 25 | 273 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Atlantics | 37 | 237 |
| 7 | Middletown Mansfields | 24 | 220 |
| 8 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 22 | 174 |
| 9 | Brooklyn Eckfords | 29 | 152 |
| 10 | Washington Nationals | 11 | 80 |
| 11 | Washington Olympics | 9 | 54 |
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.