largest run differential 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 against the Cleveland Blues on July 24, 1882.

Interpreted as:
largest run differential 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
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