1909 AL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in runs in 1909, with 666, 65 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 AL teams is 533.6.
Led the AL in 1909
Detroit Tigers
158 games
666
Runs
65 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
158 | 666 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
153 | 601 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
152 | 600 |
| 4 |
 New York Highlanders
|
153 | 590 |
| AL average | 533.6 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
159 | 494 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
155 | 493 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | 443 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
156 | 382 |
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.