1888 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in runs in 1888, with 827, 38 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 16 MLB teams is 664.3.
Led all of MLB in 1888
Philadelphia Athletics
136 games
827
Runs
38 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 827 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 789 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 758 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 745 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 734 |
| 6 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 721 |
| 7 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 689 |
| 8 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 669 |
| MLB average | 664.3 | |||
| 9 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 659 |
| 10 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 653 |
| 11 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 651 |
| 12 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 603 |
| 13 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 579 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 535 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 534 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 482 |
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.