1887 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in runs in 1887, with 1,131, 156 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 16 MLB teams is 838.6.
Led all of MLB in 1887
St. Louis Browns
137 games
1,131
Runs
156 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 1,131 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 975 |
| 3 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 969 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 956 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 904 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 901 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 893 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 892 |
| MLB average | 838.6 | |||
| 9 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 834 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 816 |
| 11 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 813 |
| 12 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 754 |
| 13 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 729 |
| 14 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 628 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 621 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 601 |
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.