1873 MLB Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1873, with 494, 67 ahead of the Baltimore Canaries. The average across 9 MLB teams is 259.0.
Led all of MLB in 1873
Boston Red Stockings
60 games
494
Runs Batted In
67 clear of Baltimore Canaries
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 60 | 494 |
| 2 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 57 | 427 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 53 | 330 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 52 | 303 |
| 5 | New York Mutuals | NA | 53 | 266 |
| MLB average | 259.0 | |||
| 6 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 55 | 236 |
| 7 | Washington Blue Legs | NA | 39 | 187 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Resolutes | NA | 23 | 74 |
| 9 | Baltimore Marylands | NA | 6 | 14 |
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.