1989 NL Runs Batted In by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs driven in
The Chicago Cubs led the NL in runs batted in in 1989, with 653, 6 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 12 NL teams is 593.8.
Led the NL in 1989
Chicago Cubs
162 games
653
Runs Batted In
6 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | G | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 653 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 647 |
| 3 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | 633 |
| 4 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 598 |
| 4 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | 598 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | 594 |
| NL average | 593.8 | ||
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 588 |
| 8 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 587 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
164 | 587 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
164 | 584 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
161 | 544 |
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
160 | 513 |
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.