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1937 MLB Runs Batted In by Team

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

The New York Yankees led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1937, with 922, 49 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 30 MLB teams is 454.7.

Led all of MLB in 1937 New York Yankees 157 games
922 Runs Batted In 49 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team League G RBI
1 New York Yankees AL 157 922
2 Detroit Tigers AL 155 873
3 Boston Red Sox AL 154 769
4 Chicago Cubs NL 154 762
5 Cleveland Indians AL 156 754
6 St. Louis Cardinals NL 157 731
7 Chicago White Sox AL 154 726
8 Washington Senators AL 158 691
9 St. Louis Browns AL 156 682
10 New York Giants NL 152 677
11 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 668
12 Philadelphia Athletics AL 154 649
12 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 649
14 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 567
15 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 155 554
16 Boston Bees NL 152 534
MLB average 454.7
17 Homestead Grays NN2 58 406
18 Kansas City Monarchs NAL 70 301
19 Newark Eagles NN2 60 184
20 Washington Elite Giants NN2 61 181
21 Cincinnati Tigers NAL 54 180
22 Chicago American Giants NAL 59 166
23 New York Black Yankees NN2 54 164
24 Pittsburgh Crawfords NN2 50 162
25 Birmingham Black Barons NAL 39 146
26 Philadelphia Stars NN2 59 141
27 St. Louis Stars NAL 36 125
28 Detroit Stars NAL 39 106
29 Indianapolis Athletics NAL 39 105
30 Memphis Red Sox NAL 42 66

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.