largest margin of victory vs in a playoff game play by play era

The Boston Red Sox have the highest run differential by a team in a game pitched in a postseason game, with a differential of 16 runs in Game 4 of the 1999 ALDS versus the Cleveland Indians.

TEAMDIFFGERADATETMOPPRESULTSOSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Red Sox
Red Sox
16
1
7.00
10/10/1999
vs
W
23-7
8
0
0
9.0
8
7
7
1
9
0
0
43
0
8.00
9.00
0.89
1.00
18.6
20.9
1.89
.280
7.00
8.00
2Red Sox
Red Sox
15
1
1.00
10/8/2018
@
W
16-1
7
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
33
0
7.00
1.00
7.00
0.00
21.2
3.0
0.67
.200
1.00
5.00
3Indians
Indians
15
1
2.00
10/13/2001
vs
W
17-2
8
0
0
9.0
7
2
2
0
6
0
1
39
0
8.00
6.00
1.33
0.00
20.5
15.4
1.44
.280
2.00
7.00
4Braves
Braves
15
1
0.00
10/17/1996
vs
W
15-0
6
0
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
6.00
0.00
0.00
21.4
0.0
0.44
.182
0.00
4.00
5Braves
Braves
14
1
0.00
10/14/1996
@
W
14-0
9
0
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
2
0
0
35
0
9.00
2.00
4.50
0.00
25.7
5.7
1.00
.292
0.00
7.00
6Yankees
Yankees
14
1
4.00
10/2/1936
@
W
18-4
8
0
0
9.0
6
4
4
0
7
0
0
40
1
8.00
7.00
1.14
0.00
20.0
17.5
1.44
.240
4.00
6.00
7Diamondbacks
Diamondbacks
13
1
2.00
11/3/2001
vs
W
15-2
9
0
0
9.0
7
2
2
0
3
0
0
36
0
9.00
3.00
3.00
0.00
25.0
8.3
1.11
.292
2.00
7.00
8Cubs
Cubs
13
1
0.00
10/2/1984
vs
W
13-0
8
0
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
5
1
0
37
0
8.00
5.00
1.60
0.00
21.6
13.5
1.22
.261
0.00
6.00
9Yankees
Yankees
13
1
2.00
10/6/1960
@
W
16-3
0
0
1
9.0
13
2
3
0
3
1
0
43
0
0.00
3.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
7.0
1.78
.333
3.00
13.00
10Dodgers
Dodgers
12
1
3.00
10/14/2020
@
W
15-3
10
0
0
9.0
7
3
3
1
2
0
0
36
0
10.00
2.00
5.00
1.00
27.8
5.6
1.00
.261
3.00
7.00
11Cardinals
Cardinals
12
1
1.00
10/9/2019
@
W
13-1
10
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
1
1
1
0
35
0
10.00
1.00
10.00
1.00
28.6
2.9
0.78
.227
1.00
6.00
12Royals
Royals
12
1
2.00
10/20/2015
@
W
14-2
8
0
0
9.0
7
2
2
0
2
0
0
35
0
8.00
2.00
4.00
0.00
22.9
5.7
1.00
.280
2.00
7.00
13Red Sox
Red Sox
12
1
1.00
10/24/2007
vs
W
13-1
12
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
33
0
12.00
1.00
12.00
0.00
36.4
3.0
0.78
.300
1.00
6.00
14White Sox
White Sox
12
1
2.00
10/4/2005
vs
W
14-2
6
0
0
9.0
9
2
2
0
0
0
0
36
1
6.00
0.00
0.00
16.7
0.0
1.00
.300
2.00
9.00
15Giants
Giants
12
1
4.00
10/24/2002
vs
W
16-4
11
0
0
9.0
10
4
4
0
3
0
0
40
1
11.00
3.00
3.67
0.00
27.5
7.5
1.44
.385
4.00
10.00
16Red Sox
Red Sox
12
1
1.00
10/16/1999
vs
W
13-1
13
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
3
0
0
34
0
13.00
3.00
4.33
1.00
38.2
8.8
0.67
.118
1.00
3.00
17Cardinals
Cardinals
12
1
1.00
10/19/1982
vs
W
13-1
2
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
32
1
2.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
6.3
6.3
0.67
.143
1.00
4.00
18Tigers
Tigers
12
1
1.00
10/9/1968
@
W
13-1
7
0
0
9.0
9
1
1
0
0
0
0
35
0
7.00
0.00
0.00
20.0
0.0
1.00
.321
1.00
9.00
19Yankees
Yankees
12
1
0.00
10/12/1960
@
W
12-0
5
1
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
1
0
0
33
0
5.00
1.00
5.00
0.00
15.2
3.0
0.89
.259
0.00
7.00
20Yankees
Yankees
12
1
0.00
10/9/1951
@
W
13-1
3
0
0
9.0
5
0
1
0
1
0
0
32
0
3.00
1.00
3.00
0.00
9.4
3.1
0.67
.179
1.00
5.00
21Phillies
Phillies
11
1
0.00
10/18/2009
vs
W
11-0
10
0
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
10.00
0.00
0.00
34.5
0.0
0.33
.158
0.00
3.00
22Yankees
Yankees
11
1
7.00
10/16/2004
@
W
19-8
8
0
0
9.0
15
7
8
2
4
0
0
44
2
8.00
4.00
2.00
2.00
18.2
9.1
2.11
.433
8.00
15.00
23Mariners
Mariners
11
1
3.00
10/20/2001
@
W
14-3
5
0
0
9.0
7
3
3
1
1
1
0
34
0
5.00
1.00
5.00
1.00
14.7
2.9
0.89
.231
3.00
7.00
24Braves
Braves
11
1
1.00
10/20/1996
@
W
12-1
5
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
5
0
0
36
0
5.00
5.00
1.00
0.00
13.9
13.9
1.00
.154
1.00
4.00
25Braves
Braves
11
1
3.00
10/7/1993
@
W
14-3
11
0
0
9.0
7
3
3
2
4
0
0
38
0
11.00
4.00
2.75
2.00
28.9
10.5
1.22
.238
3.00
7.00
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