1908 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The New York Giants led all of MLB in runs in 1908, with 652, 8 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 16 MLB teams is 526.1.
Led all of MLB in 1908
New York Giants
157 games
652
Runs
8 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 157 | 652 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 644 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 158 | 625 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 585 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 157 | 570 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | 563 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | 543 |
| 8 |
 Boston Doves
|
NL | 156 | 537 |
| 9 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | 535 |
| MLB average | 526.1 | |||
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 503 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | 488 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 157 | 487 |
| 13 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | 479 |
| 14 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 155 | 459 |
| 15 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 154 | 375 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 372 |
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.