1971 MLB Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1971, with 744, 42 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 24 MLB teams is 586.5.
Led all of MLB in 1971
Pittsburgh Pirates
162 games
744
Runs Batted In
42 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 744 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 158 | 702 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 686 |
| 4 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 653 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 652 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 650 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 161 | 642 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 631 |
| 9 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 160 | 618 |
| 10 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 607 |
| 11 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 603 |
| 12 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 597 |
| MLB average | 586.5 | |||
| 13 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | 573 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 568 |
| 15 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 567 |
| 16 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 547 |
| 17 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 546 |
| 18 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 542 |
| 19 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 522 |
| 20 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 507 |
| 21 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 159 | 501 |
| 22 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 496 |
| 23 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 476 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 447 |
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.