1883 MLB Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Boston Beaneaters led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1883, with 515, 31 ahead of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is 282.6.
Led all of MLB in 1883
Boston Beaneaters
98 games
515
Runs Batted In
31 clear of Cincinnati Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 98 | 515 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 98 | 484 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 98 | 476 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 98 | 467 |
| 5 | Providence Grays | NL | 98 | 449 |
| 6 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 98 | 427 |
| 7 |
 New York Gothams
|
NL | 98 | 371 |
| 8 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 101 | 357 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 98 | 318 |
| 10 | Cleveland Blues | NL | 100 | 303 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 99 | 299 |
| MLB average | 282.6 | |||
| 12 | Columbus Buckeyes | AA | 97 | 32 |
| 13 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 97 | 11 |
| 14 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 96 | 7 |
| 15 | Louisville Eclipse | AA | 98 | 5 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 98 | 1 |
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.