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1958 MLB Runs by Team

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

The New York Yankees led all of MLB in runs in 1958, with 759, 32 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is 661.1.

Led all of MLB in 1958 New York Yankees 155 games
759 Runs 32 clear of San Francisco Giants
# Team League G R
1 New York Yankees AL 155 759
2 San Francisco Giants NL 154 727
3 Chicago Cubs NL 154 709
4 Boston Red Sox AL 155 697
5 Cincinnati Redlegs NL 154 695
6 Cleveland Indians AL 153 694
7 Milwaukee Braves NL 154 675
8 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 154 668
9 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 664
10 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 662
MLB average 661.1
11 Detroit Tigers AL 154 659
12 Kansas City Athletics AL 156 642
13 Chicago White Sox AL 155 634
14 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 619
15 Washington Senators AL 156 553
16 Baltimore Orioles AL 154 521

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.