1948 MLB Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1948, with 854, 48 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 28 MLB teams is 441.1.
Led all of MLB in 1948
Boston Red Sox
155 games
854
Runs Batted In
48 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 155 | 854 |
| 2 |
|
AL | 154 | 806 |
| 3 |
|
AL | 156 | 801 |
| 4 |
|
NL | 155 | 733 |
| 5 |
|
NL | 154 | 695 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 154 | 684 |
| 7 |
|
NL | 155 | 680 |
| 8 |
|
NL | 155 | 671 |
| 9 |
|
AL | 154 | 661 |
| 10 |
|
NL | 156 | 650 |
| 11 |
|
AL | 155 | 625 |
| 12 |
|
NL | 155 | 564 |
| 13 |
|
NL | 153 | 548 |
| 13 |
|
NL | 155 | 548 |
| 15 |
|
AL | 154 | 537 |
| 16 |
|
AL | 154 | 532 |
| MLB average | 441.1 | |||
| 17 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 73 | 264 |
| 18 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 80 | 257 |
| 19 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 45 | 181 |
| 20 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 57 | 177 |
| 21 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 59 | 176 |
| 22 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 62 | 172 |
| 23 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 78 | 154 |
| 24 | Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 76 | 105 |
| 25 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 87 | 100 |
| 26 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | 65 |
| 27 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 78 | 60 |
| 28 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 91 | 51 |
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.
