1956 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The New York Yankees led all of MLB in runs in 1956, with 857, 68 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 16 MLB teams is 689.4.
Led all of MLB in 1956
New York Yankees
154 games
857
Runs
68 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 857 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | 789 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | 780 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | 776 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 155 | 775 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 720 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | 712 |
| 8 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | 709 |
| MLB average | 689.4 | |||
| 9 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 678 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 668 |
| 11 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | 652 |
| 12 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 619 |
| 13 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 157 | 597 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 157 | 588 |
| 15 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | 571 |
| 16 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 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.