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1901 NL Runs Batted In by Team

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

The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in runs batted in in 1901, with 657, 21 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is 542.8.

Led the NL in 1901 St. Louis Cardinals 142 games
657 Runs Batted In 21 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
# Team G RBI
1 St. Louis Cardinals 142 657
2 Pittsburgh Pirates 140 636
3 Brooklyn Superbas 137 633
4 Philadelphia Phillies 140 552
NL average 542.8
5 Chicago Orphans 140 481
6 Cincinnati Reds 142 476
7 New York Giants 141 458
8 Boston Beaneaters 140 449

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.