1889 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms led all of MLB in runs in 1889, with 995, 38 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 16 MLB teams is 811.6.
Led all of MLB in 1889
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
138 games
995
Runs
38 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 138 | 995 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 140 | 957 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 131 | 935 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 897 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 138 | 880 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 136 | 867 |
| 7 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 139 | 852 |
| 8 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 133 | 826 |
| 9 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 135 | 819 |
| MLB average | 811.6 | |||
| 10 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 791 |
| 11 | Columbus Solons | AA | 139 | 779 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 130 | 742 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 134 | 726 |
| 14 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 656 |
| 15 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 140 | 632 |
| 15 | Washington Nationals | NL | 127 | 632 |
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.