1978 MLB Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Milwaukee Brewers led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1978, with 762, 24 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is 619.2.
Led all of MLB in 1978
Milwaukee Brewers
162 games
762
Runs Batted In
24 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 762 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | 738 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 695 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | 693 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 686 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 669 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 666 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 661 |
| 9 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 650 |
| 10 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 646 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | 631 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 621 |
| MLB average | 619.2 | |||
| 13 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 612 |
| 13 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 612 |
| 15 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 159 | 596 |
| 16 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 595 |
| 17 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 589 |
| 18 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 576 |
| 19 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 160 | 571 |
| 20 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 568 |
| 21 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 561 |
| 22 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 558 |
| 23 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 557 |
| 24 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 161 | 551 |
| 25 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 542 |
| 26 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 492 |
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.