1981 NL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in runs in 1981, with 491, 27 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 12 NL teams is 419.6.
Led the NL in 1981
Philadelphia Phillies
107 games
491
Runs
27 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
107 | 491 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
108 | 464 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
103 | 464 |
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
110 | 450 |
| 5 |
 Montreal Expos
|
108 | 443 |
| 6 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
111 | 427 |
| NL average | 419.6 | ||
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
103 | 407 |
| 8 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
107 | 395 |
| 9 |
 Houston Astros
|
110 | 394 |
| 10 |
 San Diego Padres
|
110 | 382 |
| 11 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
106 | 370 |
| 12 |
 New York Mets
|
105 | 348 |
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.