The Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals are tied for the highest run differential in a season versus the Reds, with a differential of 78 runs.
| TEAM | DIFF | SEASON | G | W% | W | L | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Cubs | 78 | 1945 | 22 | .955 | 21 | 1 | 763 | 127 | 232 | 40 | 9 | 12 | 118 | 68 | 6 | 51 | 9 | 864 | 326 | 61 | 27 | 11 | .304 | .366 | .427 | .793 | |||
| 2 |  | Cardinals | 78 | 1930 | 22 | .864 | 19 | 3 | 765 | 151 | 257 | 56 | 18 | 7 | 137 | 55 | 2 | 57 | 16 | 845 | 370 | 81 | 23 | .336 | .382 | .484 | .866 | ||||
| 3 |  | Cubs | 74 | 2016 | 19 | .789 | 15 | 4 | 687 | 143 | 196 | 36 | 0 | 42 | 137 | 100 | 9 | 139 | 10 | 6 | 805 | 358 | 78 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | .285 | .381 | .521 | .902 |
| 4 |  | Superbas | 72 | 1901 | 21 | .700 | 14 | 6 | 812 | 168 | 284 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 155 | 61 | 5 | 71 | 28 | 889 | 401 | 75 | 11 | .350 | .399 | .494 | .892 | ||||
| 5 | | Cardinals | 67 | 1931 | 22 | .909 | 20 | 2 | 771 | 133 | 229 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 120 | 58 | 6 | 44 | 18 | 851 | 334 | 74 | 16 | .297 | .351 | .433 | .784 | ||||
| 6 |  | Giants | 66 | 1933 | 21 | .810 | 17 | 4 | 757 | 99 | 215 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 94 | 32 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 804 | 281 | 44 | 15 | .284 | .313 | .371 | .684 | ||||
| 7 |  | Dodgers | 65 | 1949 | 22 | .773 | 17 | 5 | 750 | 142 | 203 | 45 | 2 | 25 | 126 | 97 | 6 | 80 | 20 | 867 | 327 | 72 | 14 | 16 | .271 | .359 | .436 | .795 | |||
| 8 | Browns | 65 | 1886 | 20 | .750 | 15 | 5 | 144 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | | Cardinals | 64 | 1929 | 22 | .864 | 19 | 3 | 736 | 123 | 210 | 40 | 12 | 15 | 115 | 52 | 3 | 47 | 9 | 818 | 319 | 67 | 27 | .285 | .335 | .433 | .768 | ||||
| 10 |  | Phillies | 62 | 1901 | 20 | .800 | 16 | 4 | 692 | 108 | 198 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 89 | 49 | 9 | 50 | 22 | 770 | 266 | 44 | 20 | .286 | .341 | .384 | .726 | ||||
| 11 |  | Orioles | 60 | 1894 | 12 | .833 | 10 | 2 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  | Pirates | 59 | 1934 | 22 | .682 | 15 | 7 | 823 | 144 | 272 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 127 | 52 | 3 | 37 | 9 | 888 | 361 | 67 | 10 | .330 | .372 | .439 | .811 | ||||
| 13 | | Pirates | 59 | 1902 | 20 | .750 | 15 | 5 | 696 | 120 | 201 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 101 | 55 | 9 | 66 | 28 | 774 | 268 | 45 | 14 | .289 | .349 | .385 | .734 | ||||
| 14 | | Dodgers | 56 | 1953 | 22 | .682 | 15 | 7 | 770 | 152 | 235 | 53 | 7 | 37 | 139 | 98 | 2 | 73 | 9 | 6 | 881 | 413 | 97 | 11 | 19 | .305 | .385 | .536 | .921 | ||
| 15 | | Dodgers | 55 | 1954 | 22 | .727 | 16 | 6 | 780 | 159 | 249 | 44 | 8 | 38 | 152 | 84 | 8 | 71 | 5 | 4 | 889 | 423 | 90 | 10 | 7 | 24 | .319 | .388 | .542 | .930 | |
| 16 | | Dodgers | 55 | 1948 | 22 | .818 | 18 | 4 | 738 | 127 | 206 | 41 | 7 | 17 | 120 | 91 | 4 | 98 | 17 | 852 | 312 | 65 | 19 | 12 | .279 | .361 | .423 | .784 | |||
| 17 |  | Braves | 54 | 1950 | 22 | .773 | 17 | 5 | 760 | 140 | 210 | 41 | 7 | 32 | 126 | 82 | 11 | 88 | 14 | 865 | 361 | 80 | 12 | 16 | .276 | .355 | .475 | .830 | |||
| 18 |  | Cubs | 54 | 1906 | 22 | .818 | 18 | 4 | 688 | 94 | 180 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 76 | 10 | 38 | 822 | 236 | 39 | 48 | .262 | .344 | .343 | .687 | ||||||
| 19 | Spiders | 54 | 1891 | 20 | .650 | 13 | 7 | 147 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | | Dodgers | 53 | 1951 | 22 | .636 | 14 | 8 | 767 | 132 | 214 | 30 | 5 | 27 | 124 | 83 | 12 | 108 | 15 | 13 | 871 | 335 | 62 | 9 | 17 | .279 | .358 | .437 | .795 | ||
| 21 | | Giants | 53 | 1912 | 23 | .727 | 16 | 6 | 761 | 126 | 222 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 109 | 71 | 13 | 63 | 44 | 871 | 290 | 42 | 26 | .292 | .362 | .381 | .743 | ||||
| 22 |  | Braves | 52 | 1957 | 22 | .818 | 18 | 4 | 738 | 132 | 198 | 30 | 5 | 38 | 124 | 68 | 11 | 89 | 4 | 5 | 836 | 352 | 73 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | .268 | .336 | .477 | .813 |
| 23 | | Pirates | 52 | 1937 | 22 | .955 | 21 | 1 | 768 | 112 | 236 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 107 | 77 | 1 | 67 | 9 | 864 | 299 | 49 | 18 | .307 | .371 | .389 | .760 | ||||
| 24 |  | Bridegrooms | 52 | 1889 | 20 | .750 | 15 | 5 | 150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | | Dodgers | 51 | 1952 | 22 | .773 | 17 | 5 | 779 | 134 | 232 | 32 | 9 | 21 | 132 | 95 | 8 | 100 | 18 | 10 | 897 | 345 | 62 | 15 | 22 | .298 | .380 | .443 | .823 | ||
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