1909 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in runs in 1909, with 701, 35 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 16 MLB teams is 549.8.
Led all of MLB in 1909
Pittsburgh Pirates
154 games
701
Runs
35 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 701 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 158 | 666 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 632 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 158 | 622 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | 606 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | 601 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 152 | 600 |
| 8 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 153 | 590 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 583 |
| MLB average | 549.8 | |||
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 514 |
| 11 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 494 |
| 12 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 155 | 493 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 443 |
| 14 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 155 | 442 |
| 15 |
 Boston Doves
|
NL | 155 | 428 |
| 16 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 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.