1886 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in runs in 1886, with 944, 44 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is 719.5.
Led all of MLB in 1886
St. Louis Browns
139 games
944
Runs
44 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 944 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 126 | 900 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 883 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 833 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 141 | 832 |
| 6 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 126 | 829 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 140 | 810 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 139 | 772 |
| MLB average | 719.5 | |||
| 9 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | 692 |
| 10 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 118 | 657 |
| 11 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 137 | 628 |
| 12 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 625 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 119 | 621 |
| 14 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 126 | 547 |
| 15 | Kansas City Cowboys | NL | 123 | 494 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 122 | 445 |
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.