largest point differential in a baseball game by the pirates franchise ever

The Pittsburgh Pirates have the highest run differential by a team in a game, with a differential of 23 runs against the St. Louis Browns on August 1, 1893.

Interpreted as:
largest point differential in a baseball regular-season game by the pirates franchise ever
TEAM DIFF DATE TM OPP RESULT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Pirates
Pirates
23
8/1/1893
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
W
25-2
25
2 Pirates
Pirates
22
9/16/1975
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
W
22-0
53
22
24
2
1
2
21
6
1
5
0
0
61
34
5
0
1
0
0
.453
.508
.642
1.150
3 Pirates
Pirates
21
9/3/1894
PIT PIT
vs
WSH WSH
W
22-1
22
4 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
20
8/9/1887
PIT PIT
vs
BSN BSN
W
23-3
23
5 Pirates
Pirates
19
8/3/1961
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
W
19-0
50
19
24
7
0
3
19
5
0
4
0
0
55
40
10
0
0
1
1
.480
.527
.800
1.327
6 Pirates
Pirates
19
4/27/1912
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
W
23-4
43
23
27
5
3
0
20
5
0
1
8
51
38
8
3
.628
.667
.884
1.550
7 Pirates
Pirates
19
7/8/1896
PIT PIT
vs
WSH WSH
W
19-0
19
8 Pirates
Pirates
19
7/15/1893
PIT PIT
vs
WSH WSH
W
19-0
19
9 Pirates
Pirates
18
8/21/1968
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
W
19-1
47
19
23
3
1
3
18
6
0
10
2
0
54
37
7
1
0
0
1
.489
.547
.787
1.334
10 Pirates
Pirates
18
6/22/1925
PIT PIT
@
SLN SLN
W
24-6
51
24
21
4
0
6
20
7
1
0
2
0
60
43
10
1
.412
.492
.843
1.335
11 Pirates
Pirates
18
6/11/1904
PIT PIT
@
BSN BSN
W
19-1
45
19
17
4
1
0
14
5
0
1
3
51
23
5
1
.378
.440
.511
.951
12 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
18
8/3/1886
PIT PIT
vs
BKN BKN
W
18-0
18
13 Pirates
Pirates
17
9/26/1992
PIT PIT
vs
NYM NYM
W
19-2
43
19
20
5
2
3
18
8
0
4
1
0
51
38
10
0
0
1
1
.465
.549
.884
1.433
14 Pirates
Pirates
17
6/6/1943
PIT PIT
vs
NYG NYG
W
18-1
39
18
18
2
4
1
18
7
0
3
0
0
47
31
7
1
0
.462
.543
.795
1.338
15 Pirates
Pirates
17
8/7/1895
PIT PIT
vs
STL STL
W
18-1
18
16 Pirates
Pirates
17
7/18/1895
PIT PIT
vs
PHI PHI
W
23-6
23
17 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
17
7/9/1885
PIT PIT
vs
NYM
W
17-0
17
18 Pirates
Pirates
16
6/11/2005
PIT PIT
vs
TBD TBD
W
18-2
46
18
20
3
1
1
18
4
1
8
0
0
52
28
5
0
1
0
0
.435
.481
.609
1.089
19 Pirates
Pirates
16
8/6/1959
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
W
18-2
48
18
23
5
0
2
18
5
0
2
0
0
53
34
7
0
0
0
1
.479
.528
.708
1.237
20 Pirates
Pirates
16
6/20/1925
PIT PIT
vs
BKN BKN
W
21-5
47
21
25
3
3
4
19
5
1
0
0
1
54
46
10
1
.532
.585
.979
1.564
21 Pirates
Pirates
16
7/6/1918
PIT PIT
vs
BSN BSN
W
17-1
42
17
21
5
2
0
16
4
1
3
5
49
30
7
2
.500
.553
.714
1.267
22 Pirates
Pirates
16
6/25/1912
PIT PIT
@
SLN SLN
W
19-3
47
19
22
2
1
1
18
5
0
1
0
53
29
4
1
.468
.519
.617
1.136
23 Pirates
Pirates
16
5/4/1911
PIT PIT
vs
SLN SLN
W
17-1
35
17
15
2
1
1
15
11
2
3
2
48
22
4
0
.429
.583
.629
1.212
24 Pirates
Pirates
16
7/31/1900
PIT PIT
@
BKN BKN
W
17-1
17
25 Pirates
Pirates
16
5/14/1896
PIT PIT
vs
BSN BSN
W
20-4
20
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HR

40

29th

R

183

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SO

423

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3.99

18th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
35
21
.625
Cardinals Cardinals
32
24
.571
3.0
Brewers Brewers
29
28
.509
6.5
Reds Reds
28
29
.491
7.5
Pirates Pirates
21
36
.368
14.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/30
PIT PIT
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Sat
5/31
PIT PIT
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Sun
6/1
PIT PIT
@
SDP SDP
5:10 PM
Tue
6/3
HOU HOU
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Wed
6/4
HOU HOU
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Last Game
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27 - 29

1

Final

10

PIT Pirates

21 - 36

Wed 28 May 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
35
20
.636
Rays Rays
28
27
.509
7.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
37
20
.649
Guardians Guardians
30
25
.545
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
30
24
.556
Astros Astros
30
25
.545
0.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
35
19
.648
Mets Mets
34
22
.607
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
35
21
.625
Cardinals Cardinals
32
24
.571
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
34
22
.607
Padres Padres
31
23
.574
2.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
5/13
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
6-3
Tue
5/13
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
1-2
Tue
5/13
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
9-5
Tue
5/13
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
8-6
Tue
5/13
NYY NYY
@
SEA SEA
3-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/29
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
1:05 PM
Thu
5/29
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Thu
5/29
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Thu
5/29
TBR TBR
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Thu
5/29
WSH WSH
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM