1979 MLB Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The California Angels led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1979, with 808, 3 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is 675.3.
Led all of MLB in 1979
California Angels
162 games
808
Runs Batted In
3 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 808 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 805 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 791 |
| 4 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 766 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 729 |
| 6 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 718 |
| 7 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 717 |
| 8 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 714 |
| 9 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 713 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 710 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 707 |
| 12 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 694 |
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 686 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 685 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 680 |
| 16 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 676 |
| MLB average | 675.3 | |||
| 17 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 663 |
| 18 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 651 |
| 19 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 641 |
| 20 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 626 |
| 21 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 616 |
| 22 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 562 |
| 23 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 559 |
| 24 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 558 |
| 25 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 542 |
| 26 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 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.