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1974 MLB Runs by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored

The Los Angeles Dodgers led all of MLB in runs in 1974, with 798, 22 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 24 MLB teams is 668.6.

Led all of MLB in 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 games
798 Runs 22 clear of Cincinnati Reds
# Team League G R
1 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 798
2 Cincinnati Reds NL 163 776
3 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 751
4 Boston Red Sox AL 162 696
5 Texas Rangers AL 161 690
6 Oakland Athletics AL 162 689
7 Chicago White Sox AL 163 684
8 St. Louis Cardinals NL 161 677
9 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 676
10 Minnesota Twins AL 163 673
11 New York Yankees AL 162 671
12 Chicago Cubs NL 162 669
MLB average 668.6
13 Kansas City Royals AL 162 667
14 Cleveland Indians AL 162 662
14 Montreal Expos NL 161 662
16 Atlanta Braves NL 163 661
17 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 659
18 Houston Astros NL 162 653
19 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 647
20 San Francisco Giants NL 162 634
21 Detroit Tigers AL 162 620
22 California Angels AL 163 618
23 New York Mets NL 162 572
24 San Diego Padres NL 162 541

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.