1959 NL Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Cincinnati Redlegs led the NL in runs batted in in 1959, with 721, 38 ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is 643.5.
Led the NL in 1959
Cincinnati Redlegs
154 games
721
Runs Batted In
38 clear of Milwaukee Braves
| # | Team | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | 721 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | 683 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
156 | 667 |
| 4 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
154 | 660 |
| NL average | 643.5 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 635 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 617 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 605 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 560 |
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.