1971 AL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Baltimore Orioles led the AL in runs in 1971, with 742, 41 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 12 AL teams is 622.7.
Led the AL in 1971
Baltimore Orioles
158 games
742
Runs
41 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
158 | 742 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 701 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 691 |
| 3 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
161 | 691 |
| 5 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
160 | 654 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 648 |
| AL average | 622.7 | ||
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 617 |
| 8 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
161 | 603 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 543 |
| 10 |
 Washington Senators
|
159 | 537 |
| 11 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
161 | 534 |
| 12 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 511 |
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.