1981 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 1981, with 492, 17 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 402.0.
Led all of MLB in 1981
Boston Red Sox
108 games
492
Runs Batted In
17 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 108 | 492 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 109 | 475 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 107 | 453 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 110 | 439 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 106 | 438 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 103 | 431 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 109 | 430 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 108 | 429 |
| 9 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 110 | 427 |
| 10 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 105 | 418 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 105 | 408 |
| 12 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 108 | 407 |
| 13 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 110 | 406 |
| 14 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 109 | 403 |
| 14 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 107 | 403 |
| MLB average | 402.0 | |||
| 16 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 111 | 399 |
| 17 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 103 | 397 |
| 18 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 103 | 384 |
| 19 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 103 | 381 |
| 20 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 110 | 369 |
| 21 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 107 | 366 |
| 22 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 110 | 359 |
| 23 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 110 | 350 |
| 24 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 106 | 348 |
| 25 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 105 | 325 |
| 26 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 106 | 314 |
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.