League Leaders Daily Quiz

1890 MLB Runs by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored

The Boston Reds led all of MLB in runs in 1890, with 1,031, 13 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 25 MLB teams is 775.3.

Led all of MLB in 1890 Boston Reds 133 games
1,031 Runs 13 clear of New York Giants
# Team League G R
1 Boston Reds PL 133 1,031
2 New York Giants PL 132 1,018
3 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders PL 133 964
4 Philadelphia Athletics PL 132 941
5 Chicago Pirates PL 138 886
6 Brooklyn Bridegrooms NL 129 884
7 St. Louis Browns AA 138 870
8 Cleveland Infants PL 131 849
8 Pittsburgh Burghers PL 131 849
10 Chicago Colts NL 139 847
11 Columbus Solons AA 140 831
12 Philadelphia Phillies NL 133 823
13 Louisville Colonels AA 134 819
14 Buffalo Bisons PL 134 793
MLB average 775.3
15 Boston Beaneaters NL 134 763
16 Cincinnati Reds NL 134 753
17 Toledo Maumees AA 134 739
18 New York Giants NL 135 713
19 Rochester Broncos AA 133 709
20 Philadelphia Athletics AA 132 702
21 Syracuse Stars AA 127 698
22 Cleveland Spiders NL 136 630
23 Pittsburg Alleghenys NL 138 597
24 Brooklyn Gladiators AA 100 492
25 Baltimore Orioles AA 38 182

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.