1949 NL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Brooklyn Dodgers led the NL in runs in 1949, with 879, 113 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is 706.3.
Led the NL in 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers
156 games
879
Runs
113 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
156 | 879 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
157 | 766 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
156 | 736 |
| NL average | 706.3 | ||
| 4 |
 Boston Braves
|
157 | 706 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | 681 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 662 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
156 | 627 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
154 | 593 |
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.