1978 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Milwaukee Brewers led all of MLB in runs in 1978, with 804, 8 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is 663.5.
Led all of MLB in 1978
Milwaukee Brewers
162 games
804
Runs
8 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 804 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | 796 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 743 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | 735 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 727 |
| 6 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 714 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 710 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 708 |
| 9 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 692 |
| 10 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 691 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | 684 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 666 |
| 13 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 664 |
| MLB average | 663.5 | |||
| 14 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 659 |
| 15 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 159 | 639 |
| 16 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 634 |
| 17 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 633 |
| 18 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 160 | 614 |
| 19 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 613 |
| 20 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 607 |
| 21 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 605 |
| 22 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 600 |
| 22 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 600 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 591 |
| 25 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 161 | 590 |
| 26 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 532 |
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.