1889 MLB Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1889, with 761, 17 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is 639.2.
Led all of MLB in 1889
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
138 games
761
Runs Batted In
17 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 138 | 761 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 131 | 744 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 140 | 743 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 136 | 705 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 696 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 138 | 680 |
| 7 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 133 | 666 |
| 8 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 135 | 662 |
| MLB average | 639.2 | |||
| 9 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 139 | 621 |
| 10 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 618 |
| 11 | Columbus Solons | AA | 139 | 617 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 130 | 605 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 134 | 597 |
| 14 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 523 |
| 15 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 140 | 503 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 127 | 486 |
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.