1981 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in runs in 1981, with 519, 26 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 428.7.
Led all of MLB in 1981
Boston Red Sox
108 games
519
Runs
26 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 108 | 519 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 109 | 493 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 107 | 491 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 110 | 476 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 106 | 476 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 108 | 464 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 103 | 464 |
| 8 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 109 | 458 |
| 9 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 105 | 452 |
| 10 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 110 | 450 |
| 11 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 108 | 443 |
| 12 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 103 | 431 |
| 13 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 105 | 429 |
| MLB average | 428.7 | |||
| 14 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 109 | 427 |
| 14 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 111 | 427 |
| 16 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 110 | 426 |
| 17 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 107 | 421 |
| 18 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 103 | 407 |
| 19 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 103 | 397 |
| 20 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 107 | 395 |
| 21 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 110 | 394 |
| 22 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 110 | 382 |
| 23 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 110 | 378 |
| 24 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 106 | 370 |
| 25 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 105 | 348 |
| 26 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 106 | 329 |
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.