1891 MLB Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Boston Reds led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1891, with 776, 54 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 17 MLB teams is 586.1.
Led all of MLB in 1891
Boston Reds
139 games
776
Runs Batted In
54 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Reds | AA | 139 | 776 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 722 |
| 3 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | 707 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 137 | 684 |
| 5 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 141 | 673 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 142 | 649 |
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 643 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | 630 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 138 | 617 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 137 | 603 |
| MLB average | 586.1 | |||
| 11 | Columbus Solons | AA | 138 | 547 |
| 12 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 544 |
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 138 | 537 |
| 14 | Washington Statesmen | AA | 139 | 536 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 137 | 524 |
| 16 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | AA | 102 | 407 |
| 17 | Milwaukee Brewers | AA | 36 | 165 |
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.