most runs per game by a team in a single season from 1940 to 1961

Between the 1940 and 1961 seasons, the Boston Red Sox had the most runs per game by a team in a season, with 6.67 in 1950.

	TEAM	R/G	R	G	SEASON	W%	W	L	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Red Sox	6.67	1,027	154	1950	.610	94	60	5,516	1,665	287	61	161	974	719	25	580	32	17	6,322	2,557	509	62			153	.302	.385	.464	.848
2	Dodgers	6.16	955	155	1953	.682	105	49	5,373	1,529	274	59	208	887	655	35	686	90	47	6,138	2,545	541	75			115	.285	.366	.474	.840
3	Yankees	5.9	914	155	1950	.636	98	56	5,361	1,511	234	70	159	860	687	31	458	41	28	6,164	2,362	463	85			122	.282	.367	.441	.807
4	Red Sox	5.85	907	155	1948	.619	96	59	5,363	1,471	277	40	121	854	821	32	549	38	17	6,282	2,191	438	66			144	.274	.374	.409	.782
5	Red Sox	5.78	896	155	1949	.623	96	58	5,320	1,500	272	36	131	835	835	17	510	43	25	6,250	2,237	439	78			169	.282	.381	.420	.802
6	Tigers	5.73	888	155	1940	.584	90	64	5,418	1,549	312	65	134	829	664	24	554	66	39	6,183	2,393	511	77			115	.286	.366	.442	.808
7	Red Sox	5.66	872	154	1940	.532	82	72	5,481	1,566	301	80	145	808	590	12	597	55	49	6,174	2,462	526	91			129	.286	.356	.449	.806
8	Dodgers	5.63	879	156	1949	.630	97	57	5,400	1,477	236	47	152	816	638	33	570	117		6,173	2,263	435	102			127	.274	.354	.419	.773
9	Red Sox	5.58	865	155	1941	.545	84	70	5,359	1,517	304	55	124	806	685	20	566	67	51	6,179	2,303	483	115			127	.283	.366	.430	.796
10	Yankees	5.56	857	154	1956	.630	97	57	5,312	1,433	193	55	190	788	615	30	755	51	37	6,075	2,306	438	82	36	40	102	.270	.347	.434	.781
11	Dodgers	5.56	857	154	1955	.641	98	55	5,193	1,406	230	44	201	800	674	41	718	79	56	6,037	2,327	475	75	54	62	132	.271	.356	.448	.804
12	Yankees	5.56	857	154	1948	.610	94	60	5,324	1,480	251	75	139	806	623	23	478	24	24	6,048	2,298	465	78			136	.278	.356	.432	.788
13	Dodgers	5.46	847	155	1950	.578	89	65	5,364	1,461	247	46	194	774	607	27	632	77		6,086	2,382	487	88			139	.272	.349	.444	.793
14	Dodgers	5.41	855	158	1951	.618	97	60	5,492	1,511	249	37	184	794	603	44	649	89	70	6,214	2,386	470	75			147	.275	.352	.434	.786
15	Indians	5.38	840	156	1948	.626	97	58	5,446	1,534	242	54	155	801	646	24	575	54	44	6,201	2,349	451	85			132	.282	.360	.431	.792
16	Giants	5.35	830	155	1947	.526	81	73	5,343	1,446	220	48	221	790	494	23	570	29		5,924	2,425	489	64			114	.271	.335	.454	.789
17	Yankees	5.35	829	155	1949	.630	97	57	5,196	1,396	215	60	115	760	729	32	539	58	30	6,041	2,076	390	84			141	.269	.362	.400	.762
18	Tigers	5.33	837	157	1950	.617	95	59	5,381	1,518	285	50	114	788	722	19	481	23	40	6,232	2,245	449	110			162	.282	.369	.417	.786
19	Yankees	5.32	830	156	1941	.656	101	53	5,444	1,464	243	60	151	774	616	28	564	51	33	6,137	2,280	454	49			102	.269	.346	.419	.765
20	Yankees	5.3	801	151	1953	.656	99	52	5,194	1,420	226	52	139	762	655	34	643	34	44	5,960	2,167	417	77			105	.273	.358	.417	.776
21	Yankees	5.27	817	155	1940	.571	88	66	5,286	1,371	243	66	155	759	647	36	605	59	36	6,045	2,211	464	76			124	.259	.344	.418	.762
22	Red Sox	5.22	804	154	1951	.565	87	67	5,378	1,428	233	32	127	757	756	18	594	20	21	6,211	2,106	392	59			169	.266	.358	.392	.750
23	Yankees	5.2	801	154	1942	.669	103	51	5,305	1,429	223	57	108	744	591	29	556	69	33	6,009	2,090	388	84			103	.269	.346	.394	.740
24	Indians	5.2	806	155	1950	.597	92	62	5,263	1,417	222	46	164	758	693	38	623	40	34	6,080	2,223	432	86			146	.269	.358	.422	.781
25	Yankees	5.19	805	155	1954	.669	103	51	5,226	1,400	215	59	133	747	650	20	632	34	41	6,027	2,132	407	84	47		94	.268	.348	.408	.756