1961 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in runs in 1961, with 841, 14 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 18 MLB teams is 719.0.
Led all of MLB in 1961
Detroit Tigers
163 games
841
Runs
14 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 163 | 841 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | 827 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 155 | 773 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 163 | 765 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Angels
|
AL | 162 | 744 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 737 |
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 735 |
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | 729 |
| MLB average | 719.0 | |||
| 9 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | 712 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 710 |
| 11 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 161 | 707 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | 703 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 694 |
| 14 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 163 | 691 |
| 15 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 689 |
| 16 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 683 |
| 17 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 161 | 618 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 584 |
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.