1971 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in runs in 1971, with 788, 46 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 24 MLB teams is 628.0.
Led all of MLB in 1971
Pittsburgh Pirates
162 games
788
Runs
46 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 788 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 158 | 742 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 739 |
| 4 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 706 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 701 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 691 |
| 6 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 161 | 691 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 663 |
| 9 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 160 | 654 |
| 10 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 648 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 643 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 637 |
| MLB average | 628.0 | |||
| 13 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 622 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 617 |
| 15 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | 603 |
| 16 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 588 |
| 17 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 586 |
| 18 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 585 |
| 19 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 558 |
| 20 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 543 |
| 21 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 159 | 537 |
| 22 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 534 |
| 23 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 511 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 486 |
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.