1897 NL Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Boston Beaneaters led the NL in runs batted in in 1897, with 885, 64 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 12 NL teams is 667.8.
Led the NL in 1897
Boston Beaneaters
135 games
885
Runs Batted In
64 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Beaneaters
|
135 | 885 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | 136 | 821 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
137 | 760 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Colts
|
138 | 681 |
| 5 | Washington Senators | 133 | 674 |
| NL average | 667.8 | ||
| 6 | Cleveland Spiders | 130 | 663 |
| 7 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
136 | 644 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
133 | 633 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
134 | 617 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
134 | 575 |
| 11 | Louisville Colonels | 135 | 565 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
133 | 496 |
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.