1917 AL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Chicago White Sox led the AL in runs in 1917, with 657, 18 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 8 AL teams is 567.8.
Led the AL in 1917
Chicago White Sox
156 games
657
Runs
18 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Sox
|
156 | 657 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 639 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 584 |
| AL average | 567.8 | ||
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
157 | 556 |
| 5 |
 Washington Senators
|
157 | 543 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 528 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 524 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 511 |
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.