1940 AL Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in runs batted in in 1940, with 829, 21 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 711.6.
Led the AL in 1940
Detroit Tigers
155 games
829
Runs Batted In
21 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 829 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | 808 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 759 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 715 |
| AL average | 711.6 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 671 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | 661 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 648 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 602 |
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.