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1950 MLB Runs by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored

The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in runs in 1950, with 1,027, 113 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 16 MLB teams is 750.8.

Led all of MLB in 1950 Boston Red Sox 154 games
1,027 Runs 113 clear of New York Yankees
# Team League G R
1 Boston Red Sox AL 154 1,027
2 New York Yankees AL 155 914
3 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 155 847
4 Detroit Tigers AL 157 837
5 Cleveland Indians AL 155 806
6 Boston Braves NL 156 785
MLB average 750.8
7 New York Giants NL 154 735
8 Philadelphia Phillies NL 157 722
9 St. Louis Cardinals NL 153 693
10 Washington Senators AL 155 690
11 St. Louis Browns AL 154 684
12 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 681
13 Philadelphia Athletics AL 154 670
14 Cincinnati Reds NL 153 654
15 Chicago Cubs NL 154 643
16 Chicago White Sox AL 156 625

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.