mlb team with best run differential in 1940s

Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, the St. Louis Cardinals had the highest run differential by a team, with a differential of 1,690 runs.

	TEAM	DIFF	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Cardinals	1,690	1,560	.623	960	580	54,333	7,443	14,767	2,610	594	886	6,894	5,358	240	5,107	474	61,045	21,223	4,090	1,114	1,033	.272	.340	.391	.730
2	Yankees	1,672	1,544	.604	929	609	52,791	7,631	13,957	2,236	634	1,208	7,145	6,208	291	5,781	537	60,117	21,085	4,078	827	1,198	.264	.345	.399	.744
3	Dodgers	1,043	1,554	.581	894	646	53,623	7,537	14,349	2,546	547	789	6,937	6,057	218	5,287	772	60,986	20,356	3,882	1,088	1,038	.268	.344	.380	.724
4	Red Sox	938	1,552	.556	854	683	53,570	7,714	14,521	2,597	512	1,012	7,177	6,425	196	5,607	575	61,175	21,178	4,121	984	1,271	.271	.351	.395	.747
5	Tigers	614	1,554	.542	834	705	53,168	6,955	13,962	2,303	487	882	6,438	6,110	188	5,378	487	60,472	19,885	3,672	1,006	1,329	.263	.341	.374	.715
6	Indians	384	1,544	.523	800	731	52,885	6,516	13,736	2,394	565	902	6,105	5,368	176	5,847	483	59,414	19,966	3,861	985	1,165	.260	.330	.378	.708
7	Pirates	-21	1,554	.493	756	776	53,001	6,929	13,869	2,229	582	820	6,422	5,690	208	5,583	595	59,706	19,722	3,631	807	1,154	.262	.336	.372	.708
8	Giants	-129	1,547	.473	724	808	52,994	6,872	13,800	1,939	417	1,236	6,448	5,239	271	5,188	401	59,363	20,281	3,592	859	1,238	.260	.330	.383	.713
9	Cubs	-158	1,549	.479	736	802	53,181	6,388	13,849	2,298	463	751	5,872	5,097	234	5,677	497	59,473	19,326	3,512	961	1,100	.260	.328	.363	.691
10	Reds	-261	1,546	.499	767	769	52,919	5,986	13,273	2,287	362	719	5,543	4,610	236	5,158	554	58,771	18,441	3,368	1,006	1,103	.251	.314	.348	.662
11	Braves	-358	1,539	.471	719	808	52,850	6,285	13,559	2,362	379	721	5,838	5,255	184	5,475	522	59,312	18,842	3,462	1,023	1,122	.257	.326	.357	.682
12	Browns	-648	1,545	.456	698	833	52,657	6,650	13,443	2,338	486	874	6,206	5,795	164	6,248	437	59,539	19,375	3,698	923	1,148	.255	.331	.368	.699
13	White Sox	-682	1,536	.463	707	820	52,344	5,944	13,381	2,100	492	411	5,427	5,259	167	5,218	851	58,574	17,698	3,003	804	1,226	.256	.326	.338	.664
14	Senators	-1,099	1,541	.441	677	858	52,853	6,192	13,605	2,231	578	465	5,680	5,331	216	5,302	876	59,192	18,387	3,274	792	1,144	.257	.328	.348	.676
15	Athletics	-1,178	1,544	.415	638	898	52,479	6,098	13,321	2,122	495	569	5,628	5,467	196	5,322	393	59,159	18,140	3,186	1,017	1,312	.254	.327	.346	.672
16	Phillies	-1,782	1,543	.380	584	951	52,313	5,447	13,028	1,996	401	713	5,038	4,540	211	5,621	438	57,948	17,965	3,110	884	1,169	.249	.312	.343	.655