1959 NL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Cincinnati Redlegs led the NL in runs in 1959, with 764, 40 ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is 682.8.
Led the NL in 1959
Cincinnati Redlegs
154 games
764
Runs
40 clear of Milwaukee Braves
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | 764 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | 724 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
156 | 705 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
154 | 705 |
| NL average | 682.8 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 673 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 651 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 641 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 599 |
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.