1970 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The San Francisco Giants led all of MLB in runs in 1970, with 831, 25 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 24 MLB teams is 703.3.
Led all of MLB in 1970
San Francisco Giants
162 games
831
Runs
25 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 831 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 806 |
| 3 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 792 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 786 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 775 |
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 161 | 749 |
| 7 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 744 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 744 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 744 |
| 10 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 736 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 729 |
| MLB average | 703.3 | |||
| 12 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 695 |
| 13 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 687 |
| 14 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 681 |
| 15 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | 680 |
| 16 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 678 |
| 17 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 666 |
| 18 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 649 |
| 19 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 633 |
| 20 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 631 |
| 21 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 162 | 626 |
| 22 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 163 | 613 |
| 23 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 611 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 161 | 594 |
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.