1987 MLB Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in runs in 1987, with 896, 34 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 764.7.
Led all of MLB in 1987
Detroit Tigers
162 games
896
Runs
34 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 896 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 862 |
| 3 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 845 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 842 |
| 5 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 823 |
| 5 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 823 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 806 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 798 |
| 9 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 788 |
| 10 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 786 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 783 |
| 11 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 783 |
| 13 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 770 |
| MLB average | 764.7 | |||
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 760 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 748 |
| 16 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 747 |
| 17 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 742 |
| 18 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 741 |
| 19 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 729 |
| 20 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 723 |
| 21 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 161 | 720 |
| 22 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 715 |
| 23 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 702 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 668 |
| 25 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 648 |
| 26 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 635 |
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.