1985 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The New York Yankees led all of MLB in runs in 1985, with 839, 21 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 26 MLB teams is 700.6.
Led all of MLB in 1985
New York Yankees
161 games
839
Runs
21 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | 839 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 818 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | 800 |
| 4 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 161 | 759 |
| 5 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 757 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 747 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 163 | 736 |
| 8 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 732 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 729 |
| 9 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 161 | 729 |
| 11 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 719 |
| 12 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 706 |
| 13 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 705 |
| MLB average | 700.6 | |||
| 14 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 695 |
| 15 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 690 |
| 16 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 687 |
| 17 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 686 |
| 18 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 682 |
| 19 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 677 |
| 20 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 667 |
| 21 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 650 |
| 22 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 161 | 633 |
| 23 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | 632 |
| 24 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 161 | 617 |
| 25 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | 568 |
| 26 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 556 |
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.