1938 AL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The New York Yankees led the AL in runs in 1938, with 966, 64 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 822.6.
Led the AL in 1938
New York Yankees
157 games
966
Runs
64 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
157 | 966 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
150 | 902 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 862 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
153 | 847 |
| AL average | 822.6 | ||
| 5 |
 Washington Senators
|
152 | 814 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 755 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 726 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
149 | 709 |
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.