1988 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 1988, with 813, 13 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 26 MLB teams is 668.5.
Led all of MLB in 1988
Boston Red Sox
162 games
813
Runs
13 clear of Oakland Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 813 |
| 2 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 800 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | 772 |
| 4 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 763 |
| 5 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 759 |
| 6 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 714 |
| 7 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | 704 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 703 |
| 8 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 160 | 703 |
| 10 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 682 |
| 11 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 670 |
| MLB average | 668.5 | |||
| 12 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 666 |
| 13 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 161 | 664 |
| 14 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | 660 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 160 | 651 |
| 16 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 641 |
| 17 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 161 | 637 |
| 18 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 631 |
| 19 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 628 |
| 19 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 163 | 628 |
| 21 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 617 |
| 22 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 597 |
| 23 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 594 |
| 24 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 578 |
| 25 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 555 |
| 26 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 550 |
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.