1898 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 1898, with 933, 61 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 12 MLB teams is 760.8.
Led all of MLB in 1898
Baltimore Orioles
153 games
933
Runs
61 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 153 | 933 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 152 | 872 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 156 | 837 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | 831 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Orphans
|
NL | 152 | 828 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 150 | 823 |
| MLB average | 760.8 | |||
| 7 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 156 | 730 |
| 8 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 154 | 728 |
| 9 | Washington Senators | NL | 155 | 704 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 149 | 638 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 152 | 634 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 154 | 571 |
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.