mlb player with the most career runs in a month

Paul Waner has put up the most runs in a month, with 46 runs in August 1928.

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	NAME	R	MONTH	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Paul Waner P. Waner	46	August 1928	32	133	50	15	7	2	22	18	2	3	2		154	85	24	1				.376	.458	.639	1.097
2	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	45	July 1920	34	100	44	10	2	13	33	43	1	19	5		147	97	25	3				.440	.611	.970	1.581
3	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	44	August 1938	36	155	52	10	6	7	44	16	1	4	0		172	95	23	0				.335	.401	.613	1.014
4	Chuck Klein C. Klein	44	July 1930	33	141	61	18	1	10	38	11	1	13	1		154	111	29	1				.433	.477	.787	1.264
5	Red Rolfe R. Rolfe	43	August 1939	31	137	49	10	1	6	18	21	0	9	0		158	79	17	0			3	.358	.443	.577	1.020
6	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	43	July 1939	33	124	47	6	3	13	32	28	0	21	1		154	98	22	2			7	.379	.493	.790	1.284
7	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	43	June 1930	28	97	38	6	0	15	35	37	0	12	2		137	89	21	3				.392	.560	.918	1.477
8	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	43	July 1924	37	131	59	9	3	14	40	31	0	16	2		164	116	26	2				.450	.556	.885	1.441
9	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	42	July 1931	31	122	43	5	4	11	41	25	0	12	5		147	89	20	0				.352	.463	.730	1.192
10	Chuck Knoblauch C. Knoblauch	40	July 1996	27	102	41	13	3	4	15	22	3	12	9	4	127	72	20	0	0	3	0	.402	.520	.706	1.226
11	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	40	July 1937	29	121	52	10	6	15	43	17	1	9	2		139	119	31	0				.430	.504	.983	1.487
12	Earl Averill E. Averill	40	July 1936	32	133	60	9	4	8	38	9	0	5	0		142	101	21	0				.451	.486	.759	1.245
13	Augie Galan A. Galan	40	July 1935	34	150	53	9	0	3	23	18	1	6	7		171	71	12	2				.353	.426	.473	.899
14	Freddie Lindstrom F. Lindstrom	40	June 1929	33	150	58	8	3	7	42	11	0	7	0		169	93	18	8				.387	.429	.620	1.049
15	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	40	May 1921	33	141	58	13	7	6	30	12	1	5	6		157	103	26	3				.411	.461	.730	1.192
16	Ginger Beaumont G. Beaumont	40	September 1901	32	131	54	5	0	2	24	16	1		6		150	65	7	2				.412	.480	.496	.976
17	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	39	May 1994	25	84	38	9	0	12	28	31	1	11	0	0	118	83	21	0	2	3	3	.452	.593	.988	1.581
18	Lefty O'Doul L. O'Doul	39	July 1930	33	137	56	11	0	8	24	17	2	2	2		157	91	19	1				.409	.481	.664	1.145
19	Fred Clarke F. Clarke	39	September 1901	32	132	52	10	5	2	21	18	2		6		153	78	17	1				.394	.474	.591	1.065
20	Frank Robinson F. Robinson	38	July 1962	30	112	44	10	0	7	26	13	2	9	3	0	128	75	17	0	1	2	1	.393	.461	.670	1.131
21	Ted Williams T. Williams	38	September 1939	28	94	37	8	2	9	23	30	2	11	0		127	76	19	1			0	.394	.548	.809	1.356
22	Joe Kuhel J. Kuhel	38	July 1939	33	130	43	7	3	4	17	20	0	13	3		153	68	14	3			2	.331	.420	.523	.943
23	Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer	38	August 1937	32	122	59	11	0	7	38	30	0	2	6		152	91	18	0				.484	.586	.746	1.331
24	Ben Chapman B. Chapman	38	August 1935	34	141	45	11	1	1	17	18	0	6	5		166	61	13	7				.319	.396	.433	.829
25	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	38	August 1935	35	126	48	11	2	10	48	39	1	11	3		166	93	23	0				.381	.530	.738	1.268

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