1896 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in runs in 1896, with 995, 105 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 12 MLB teams is 796.7.
Led all of MLB in 1896
Baltimore Orioles
132 games
995
Runs
105 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 132 | 995 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 130 | 890 |
| 3 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 132 | 865 |
| 4 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 135 | 840 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 133 | 829 |
| 6 | Washington Senators | NL | 133 | 818 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 132 | 815 |
| MLB average | 796.7 | |||
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 131 | 787 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 128 | 783 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 133 | 692 |
| 11 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 134 | 653 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 131 | 593 |
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.