1956 NL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Cincinnati Redlegs led the NL in runs in 1956, with 775, 55 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is 659.4.
Led the NL in 1956
Cincinnati Redlegs
155 games
775
Runs
55 clear of
Brooklyn Dodgers
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Redlegs
|
155 | 775 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
154 | 720 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
155 | 709 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 678 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 668 |
| NL average | 659.4 | ||
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
157 | 597 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
157 | 588 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
154 | 540 |
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.