The Cleveland Blues and the New York Giants were tied for the fewest runs in a season in their first 2 games, with 5 runs in 1901.
| TEAM | R | SEASON | G | W% | W | L | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
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| 1 |  | Blues | 5 | 1901 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 18 | 4 | 1 | .194 | .265 | .290 | .555 | ||||
| 2 |  | Giants | 5 | 1901 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 68 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .175 | .224 | .190 | .414 | ||||
| 3 |  | Athletics | 6 | 1901 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 73 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .319 | .284 | .603 | ||||
| 4 |  | Pirates | 8 | 1901 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 74 | 24 | 5 | 1 | .206 | .260 | .353 | .613 | ||||
| 5 |  | Phillies | 9 | 1901 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 77 | 25 | 5 | 0 | .232 | .312 | .362 | .674 | ||||
| 6 |  | Beaneaters | 10 | 1901 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 74 | 27 | 3 | 0 | .338 | .365 | .380 | .745 | ||||
| 7 |  | Americans | 12 | 1901 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 22 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .305 | .289 | .594 | ||||
| 8 |  | Reds | 12 | 1901 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 80 | 35 | 9 | 1 | .307 | .342 | .467 | .808 | ||||
| 9 |  | White Sox | 15 | 1901 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 76 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .262 | .368 | .292 | .661 | ||||
| 10 |  | Senators | 16 | 1901 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 89 | 37 | 6 | 1 | .321 | .352 | .440 | .793 | ||||
| 11 |  | Orphans | 17 | 1901 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 2 | 88 | 46 | 7 | 1 | .402 | .437 | .561 | .998 | ||||
| 12 |  | Brewers | 18 | 1901 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 86 | 31 | 6 | 3 | .319 | .410 | .431 | .840 | ||||
| 13 |  | Cardinals | 18 | 1901 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 84 | 44 | 10 | 2 | .333 | .415 | .611 | 1.026 | ||||
| 14 |  | Tigers | 20 | 1901 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 92 | 42 | 11 | 0 | .383 | .457 | .519 | .975 | ||||
| 15 |  | Superbas | 22 | 1901 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 88 | 43 | 12 | 1 | .342 | .448 | .589 | 1.037 |
StatMuse has team, game-level data for runs going back to the 1901 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.
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