1970 MLB Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The San Francisco Giants led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1970, with 773, 12 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 24 MLB teams is 656.8.
Led all of MLB in 1970
San Francisco Giants
162 games
773
Runs Batted In
12 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 773 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 761 |
| 3 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 748 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 743 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 726 |
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 161 | 695 |
| 7 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 694 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 694 |
| 9 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 692 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 688 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 676 |
| MLB average | 656.8 | |||
| 12 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 646 |
| 13 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 640 |
| 14 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 630 |
| 15 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 629 |
| 16 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | 627 |
| 17 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 619 |
| 18 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 617 |
| 19 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 598 |
| 20 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 587 |
| 21 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 162 | 583 |
| 22 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 572 |
| 23 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 163 | 571 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 161 | 553 |
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.