1953 MLB Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Brooklyn Dodgers led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1953, with 887, 125 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 16 MLB teams is 669.6.
Led all of MLB in 1953
Brooklyn Dodgers
155 games
887
Runs Batted In
125 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | 887 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 151 | 762 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | 739 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | 730 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 157 | 722 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 157 | 691 |
| MLB average | 669.6 | |||
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | 669 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | 669 |
| 9 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 158 | 661 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 156 | 657 |
| 11 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 152 | 644 |
| 12 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 153 | 614 |
| 13 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 588 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 157 | 588 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 571 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 522 |
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.