most losses by 1 run in a mlb season

12 teams are tied for losing the most games with a run differential of 1 or above in a season, with 1 loss. The first three are the Washington Senators in 1971, the New York Giants in 1942 and in 1899 and the Washington Senators in 1941.

Showing:
  • Regular season
TEAMLDIFFSEASONWL%GW%ABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Senators
Senators
1
186
1971
63
.016
64
.984
2,189
348
606
101
21
43
322
287
10
376
39
26
2,541
878
165
34
21
47
50
.277
.360
.401
.761
2Giants
Giants
1
284
1942
85
.012
86
.988
2,900
490
816
107
26
75
462
349
15
242
24
3,326
1,200
208
62
81
.281
.362
.414
.775
3Senators
Senators
1
219
1941
70
.014
71
.986
2,594
442
807
156
48
20
404
232
5
195
54
2,874
1,119
224
43
47
.311
.369
.431
.800
4Cubs
Cubs
1
327
1907
107
.009
108
.991
3,420
492
925
118
41
12
345
34
186
3,960
1,161
171
161
.270
.343
.339
.683
5Giants
Giants
1
233
1899
60
.016
62
.984
447
6Pirates
Pirates
1
182
1897
60
.016
61
.984
404
7Phillies
Phillies
1
214
1897
54
.018
55
.982
442
8Senators
Senators
1
190
1894
45
.022
46
.978
415
9Orioles
Orioles
1
228
1892
46
.021
47
.979
410
10Colts
Colts
1
229
1892
70
.014
71
.986
457
11Orioles
Orioles
1
322
1891
71
.014
72
.986
581
12
Gladiators
1
80
1890
26
.037
27
.963
223
13
Spiders
1
153
1887
39
.025
40
.975
316
14
Cowboys
1
54
1884
16
.059
17
.941
103
15
Grays
1
323
1883
58
.017
59
.983
517
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