1979 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The California Angels led all of MLB in runs in 1979, with 866, 15 ahead of the Kansas City Royals. The average across 26 MLB teams is 719.7.
Led all of MLB in 1979
California Angels
162 games
866
Runs
15 clear of Kansas City Royals
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 866 |
| 2 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 851 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 841 |
| 4 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 807 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 775 |
| 6 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 770 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 764 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 760 |
| 9 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 757 |
| 10 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 750 |
| 11 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 739 |
| 12 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 734 |
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 731 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 731 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 730 |
| MLB average | 719.7 | |||
| 16 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 711 |
| 17 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 706 |
| 18 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 701 |
| 19 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 683 |
| 20 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 672 |
| 21 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 669 |
| 22 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 613 |
| 23 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 603 |
| 24 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 593 |
| 25 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 583 |
| 26 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 573 |
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.