1888 MLB Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1888, with 624, 33 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 16 MLB teams is 502.3.
Led all of MLB in 1888
Philadelphia Athletics
136 games
624
Runs Batted In
33 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 624 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 591 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 574 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 571 |
| 4 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 571 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 569 |
| 7 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 543 |
| 8 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 535 |
| MLB average | 502.3 | |||
| 9 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 489 |
| 10 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 475 |
| 11 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 455 |
| 12 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 431 |
| 13 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 427 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 418 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 390 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 373 |
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.