1972 AL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in runs in 1972, with 640, 36 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 12 AL teams is 536.8.
Led the AL in 1972
Boston Red Sox
155 games
640
Runs
36 clear of Oakland Athletics
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 640 |
| 2 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
155 | 604 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
154 | 580 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 566 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
156 | 558 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 557 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
154 | 537 |
| AL average | 536.8 | ||
| 8 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | 519 |
| 9 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
156 | 493 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 472 |
| 11 |
 Texas Rangers
|
154 | 461 |
| 12 |
 California Angels
|
155 | 454 |
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.