1989 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in runs in 1989, with 774, 34 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 26 MLB teams is 669.4.
Led all of MLB in 1989
Boston Red Sox
162 games
774
Runs
34 clear of Minnesota Twins
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 774 |
| 2 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 740 |
| 3 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 731 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 712 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 708 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 707 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 702 |
| 8 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 699 |
| 9 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | 698 |
| 10 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 695 |
| 11 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 694 |
| 12 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 693 |
| 13 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 690 |
| 14 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 683 |
| MLB average | 669.4 | |||
| 15 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 669 |
| 16 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 647 |
| 17 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 642 |
| 18 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 164 | 637 |
| 19 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 632 |
| 19 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 632 |
| 19 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 164 | 632 |
| 22 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 629 |
| 23 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 617 |
| 24 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 604 |
| 25 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 584 |
| 26 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 160 | 554 |
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.