1961 AL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in runs in 1961, with 841, 14 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 10 AL teams is 734.2.
Led the AL in 1961
Detroit Tigers
163 games
841
Runs
14 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
163 | 841 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
163 | 827 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
163 | 765 |
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Angels
|
162 | 744 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
161 | 737 |
| AL average | 734.2 | ||
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
163 | 729 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
161 | 707 |
| 8 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
163 | 691 |
| 9 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
162 | 683 |
| 10 |
 Washington Senators
|
161 | 618 |
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.