1916 MLB Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1916, with 560, 27 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 16 MLB teams is 469.9.
Led all of MLB in 1916
Detroit Tigers
155 games
560
Runs Batted In
27 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | 560 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 157 | 533 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | 500 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 158 | 499 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 156 | 493 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 156 | 492 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 486 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | 484 |
| 9 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 158 | 472 |
| MLB average | 469.9 | |||
| 10 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 159 | 468 |
| 11 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 456 |
| 12 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 156 | 454 |
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | 422 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 153 | 413 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 157 | 406 |
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 380 |
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.