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1953 MLB Runs by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored

The Brooklyn Dodgers led all of MLB in runs in 1953, with 955, 154 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 16 MLB teams is 714.1.

Led all of MLB in 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 155 games
955 Runs 154 clear of New York Yankees
# Team League G R
1 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 155 955
2 New York Yankees AL 151 801
3 Cleveland Indians AL 155 770
4 New York Giants NL 155 768
4 St. Louis Cardinals NL 157 768
6 Milwaukee Braves NL 157 738
7 Chicago White Sox AL 156 716
7 Philadelphia Phillies NL 156 716
MLB average 714.1
9 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 714
10 Detroit Tigers AL 158 695
11 Washington Senators AL 152 687
12 Boston Red Sox AL 153 656
13 Chicago Cubs NL 155 633
14 Philadelphia Athletics AL 157 632
15 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 622
16 St. Louis Browns AL 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.