1953 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 1953, with 801, 31 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 8 AL teams is 689.0.
Led the AL in 1953
New York Yankees
151 games
801
Runs
31 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
151 | 801 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | 770 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
156 | 716 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
158 | 695 |
| AL average | 689.0 | ||
| 5 |
 Washington Senators
|
152 | 687 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
153 | 656 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
157 | 632 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | 555 |
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.