largest margin of victory in an mlb game

The Chicago White Stockings have the highest run differential by a team in a game, with a differential of 31 runs versus the Cleveland Blues on July 24, 1882.

Interpreted as:
largest margin of victory in an MLB regular-season game
TEAMDIFFDATETMOPPRESULTABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1White Stockings
White Stockings
31
7/24/1882
vs
W
35-4
35
2Colts
Colts
29
6/29/1897
vs
W
36-7
36
3Giants
Giants
28
6/15/1887
vs
W
29-1
29
4
Grays
28
8/21/1883
vs
W
28-0
28
5Rangers
Rangers
27
8/22/2007
@
W
30-3
57
30
29
2
0
6
30
8
0
11
0
0
65
49
8
0
0
0
0
.509
.569
.860
1.429
6Brewers
Brewers
27
9/10/1891
vs
W
30-3
30
7Red Sox
Red Sox
25
6/8/1950
vs
W
29-4
53
29
28
9
1
7
29
11
0
2
0
0
64
60
17
0
0
0
.528
.609
1.132
1.741
8Phillies
Phillies
25
8/17/1894
vs
W
29-4
29
9Beaneaters
Beaneaters
25
6/20/1883
vs
W
29-4
29
10
Dark Blues
25
5/13/1876
vs
W
28-3
28
11Angels
Angels
24
6/24/2023
@
W
25-1
52
25
28
5
0
5
25
6
1
3
0
0
59
48
10
0
0
0
3
.538
.593
.923
1.516
12Indians
Indians
24
7/7/1923
vs
W
27-3
43
27
24
5
2
0
25
14
1
1
4
2
61
33
7
3
.558
.672
.767
1.440
13Quakers
Quakers
24
6/28/1887
@
W
24-0
24
14Giants
Giants
24
6/11/1887
vs
W
26-2
26
15Grays
Grays
24
6/24/1886
vs
W
25-1
25
16Gothams
Gothams
24
5/27/1885
vs
W
24-0
24
17White Stockings
White Stockings
24
7/3/1883
vs
W
31-7
31
18Blue Jays
Blue Jays
23
7/22/2022
@
W
28-5
57
28
29
5
0
5
28
5
1
9
0
0
63
49
10
0
0
0
0
.509
.556
.860
1.415
19White Sox
White Sox
23
4/23/1955
@
W
29-6
54
29
29
5
0
7
28
6
1
4
1
1
63
55
12
0
2
1
0
.537
.571
1.019
1.590
20Indians
Indians
23
8/12/1948
@
W
26-3
55
26
29
5
1
4
24
6
0
4
4
0
61
48
10
0
2
.527
.574
.873
1.446
21Yankees
Yankees
23
5/24/1936
@
W
25-2
45
25
19
3
3
6
25
16
0
5
0
0
61
46
12
0
.422
.574
1.022
1.596
22Reds
Reds
23
6/4/1911
vs
W
26-3
44
26
23
4
3
1
11
2
3
6
57
36
8
0
.523
.632
.818
1.450
23Pirates
Pirates
23
8/1/1893
@
W
25-2
25
24Colts
Colts
23
8/25/1891
vs
W
28-5
28
25Red Stockings
Red Stockings
23
7/6/1883
vs
W
23-0
23
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More MLB News

More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

13

Happ

Ian Happ

RBI

35

Busch

Michael Busch

AVG

.289

Kelly

Carson Kelly
Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Rea

Colin Rea

K

69

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

ERA

1.92

Brown

Ben Brown
Team Rankings

HR

67

13th

R

284

6th

SO

476

20th

ERA

4.19

18th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
35
21
.625
31
26
.544
4.5
Cubs Cubs
32
28
.533
5.0
32
28
.533
5.0
30
28
.517
6.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
6/2
@
8:05 PM
Wed
6/3
@
8:05 PM
Thu
6/4
@
8:05 PM
Fri
6/5
@
2:20 PM
Sat
6/6
@
2:20 PM
Last Game
CHC Cubs

32 - 28

1

Final

5

STL Cardinals

31 - 26

Sun 31 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
40
20
.667
31
29
.517
9.0
30
29
.508
9.5
26
33
.441
13.5
26
34
.433
14.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
35
21
.625
31
26
.544
4.5
32
28
.533
5.0
32
28
.533
5.0
30
28
.517
6.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
38
21
.644
32
26
.552
5.5
31
27
.534
6.5
23
36
.390
15.0
22
38
.367
16.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
36
20
.643
36
23
.610
1.5
29
31
.483
9.0
28
32
.467
10.0
25
33
.431
12.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
34
27
.557
32
27
.542
1.0
27
33
.450
6.5
22
37
.373
11.0
22
38
.367
11.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
31
29
.517
28
31
.475
2.5
28
31
.475
2.5
27
34
.443
4.5
23
37
.383
8.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
5/17
@
3-6
Sun
5/17
@
7-3
Sun
5/17
@
6-7
Sun
5/17
@
3-10
Sun
5/17
@
4-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
6/1
@
9:38 PM
Mon
6/1
@
9:40 PM
Mon
6/1
@
9:40 PM
Tue
6/2
@
6:40 PM
Tue
6/2
@
6:40 PM