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1977 MLB Runs Batted In by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in

The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1977, with 828, 19 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is 676.8.

Led all of MLB in 1977 Boston Red Sox 161 games
828 Runs Batted In 19 clear of Chicago White Sox
# Team League G RBI
1 Boston Red Sox AL 161 828
2 Chicago White Sox AL 162 809
3 Minnesota Twins AL 161 804
4 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 795
5 New York Yankees AL 162 784
6 Kansas City Royals AL 162 773
7 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 750
8 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 729
9 Texas Rangers AL 162 704
10 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 686
11 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 678
12 Baltimore Orioles AL 161 677
MLB average 676.8
13 Detroit Tigers AL 162 676
14 San Diego Padres NL 162 652
15 Chicago Cubs NL 162 649
16 Atlanta Braves NL 162 638
16 Houston Astros NL 162 638
18 California Angels AL 162 636
19 Cleveland Indians AL 161 631
20 San Francisco Giants NL 162 624
21 Montreal Expos NL 162 622
22 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 598
23 Seattle Mariners AL 162 589
24 Toronto Blue Jays AL 161 553
25 Oakland Athletics AL 161 548
26 New York Mets NL 162 525

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.