1985 MLB Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The New York Yankees led all of MLB in runs batted in in 1985, with 793, 20 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 26 MLB teams is 658.8.
Led all of MLB in 1985
New York Yankees
161 games
793
Runs Batted In
20 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | 793 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 773 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | 760 |
| 4 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 161 | 714 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 161 | 703 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 163 | 695 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 690 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 689 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 687 |
| 10 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 686 |
| 11 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 685 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 678 |
| 13 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 666 |
| MLB average | 658.8 | |||
| 14 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 657 |
| 15 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 651 |
| 16 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 640 |
| 17 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 636 |
| 18 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 634 |
| 19 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 632 |
| 20 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 628 |
| 21 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 611 |
| 22 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 598 |
| 23 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 161 | 593 |
| 24 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 161 | 578 |
| 25 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | 535 |
| 26 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 517 |
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.