1939 NL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in runs in 1939, with 779, 12 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is 684.0.
Led the NL in 1939
St. Louis Cardinals
155 games
779
Runs
12 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 779 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
156 | 767 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 724 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
157 | 708 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
151 | 703 |
| NL average | 684.0 | ||
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
153 | 666 |
| 7 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | 572 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
152 | 553 |
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.