1949 AL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in runs in 1949, with 896, 67 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is 721.9.
Led the AL in 1949
Boston Red Sox
155 games
896
Runs
67 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 896 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 829 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 751 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 726 |
| AL average | 721.9 | ||
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
154 | 675 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 666 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 648 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 584 |
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.