most runs allowed by pirates in a game

The Pittsburgh Alleghenys allowed their most runs in a game versus the Boston Beaneaters on August 27, 1887, with 28 runs.

Interpreted as:
most runs allowed by pirates in a regular-season game
TEAM R DATE TM OPP RESULT ERA SO SHO SV IP H ER HR BB HBP IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
28
8/27/1887
PIT PIT
@
BSN BSN
L
14-28
2 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
27
9/12/1883
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
L
5-27
3 Pirates
Pirates
25
5/20/1896
PIT PIT
vs
BKN BKN
L
6-25
4 Pirates
Pirates
24
7/25/1894
PIT PIT
@
CHI CHI
L
6-24
5 Pirates
Pirates
23
7/10/1943
PIT PIT
@
BKN BKN
L
6-23
0.00
2
0
0
8.0
20
0
1
11
0
55
0
2.25
12.38
0.18
1.13
3.6
20.0
3.88
.463
25.88
22.50
6 Pirates
Pirates
23
7/13/1900
PIT PIT
vs
PHI PHI
L
8-23
7 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
23
8/7/1890
PTN PTN
@
CIN CIN
L
17-23
8 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
23
6/14/1883
PIT PIT
vs
COL
L
10-23
9 Pirates
Pirates
22
8/14/1894
PIT PIT
@
BSN BSN
L
5-22
10 Pirates
Pirates
22
6/30/1893
PIT PIT
vs
BKN BKN
L
16-22
11 Pirates
Pirates
21
4/23/2022
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
L
0-21
18.00
3
0
0
8.0
23
16
1
4
1
0
53
0
3.38
4.50
0.75
1.13
5.7
7.5
3.38
.500
23.63
25.88
12 Pirates
Pirates
21
5/25/1954
PIT PIT
@
NYG NYG
L
4-21
22.50
1
0
0
8.0
22
20
3
9
1
2
54
1
1.13
10.13
0.11
3.38
1.9
16.7
3.88
.475
23.63
24.75
13 Pirates
Pirates
21
6/24/1950
PIT PIT
@
BKN BKN
L
12-21
22.50
2
0
0
8.0
25
20
2
7
0
0
54
1
2.25
7.88
0.29
2.25
3.7
13.0
4.00
.535
23.63
28.13
14 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
21
7/27/1883
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
L
8-21
15 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
21
6/24/1882
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
L
4-21
16 Pirates
Pirates
20
5/21/2021
PIT PIT
@
ATL ATL
L
1-20
22.50
9
0
0
8.0
20
20
7
5
0
0
49
0
10.13
5.63
1.80
7.88
18.4
10.2
3.13
.464
22.50
22.50
17 Pirates
Pirates
20
4/22/2010
PIT PIT
vs
MIL MIL
L
0-20
18.00
8
0
0
9.0
25
18
4
6
0
0
59
0
8.00
6.00
1.33
4.00
13.6
10.2
3.44
.512
20.00
25.00
18 Pirates
Pirates
20
6/15/1929
PIT PIT
vs
NYG NYG
L
15-20
0.00
6
0
0
14.0
28
0
2
6
0
75
0
3.86
3.86
1.00
1.29
8.0
8.0
2.43
.426
12.86
18.00
19 Pirates
Pirates
20
8/5/1901
PIT PIT
vs
STL STL
L
6-20
0.00
3
0
0
9.0
21
0
0
1
1
-9
0
0
3.00
1.00
3.00
0.00
2.44
-4.200
20.00
21.00
20 Pirates
Pirates
20
7/20/1892
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
L
7-20
21 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
20
8/13/1890
PTN PTN
@
CLN
L
9-20
22 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
20
8/1/1890
PTN PTN
@
BKN BKN
L
1-20
23 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
20
7/21/1890
PTN PTN
@
PHN PHN
L
7-20
24 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
20
9/26/1883
PIT PIT
@
STL
L
3-20
25 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
20
9/22/1882
PIT PIT
vs
LOU
L
6-20
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for runs allowed going back to the 1901 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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25
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28
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29
29
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/31
PIT PIT
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Sun
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@
SDP SDP
5:10 PM
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@
PIT PIT
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PIT PIT
6:40 PM
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HOU HOU
@
PIT PIT
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Thu
5/15
CWS CWS
@
CHC CHC
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Thu
5/15
CLE CLE
@
CIN CIN
4-5
Thu
5/15
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
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Sat
5/31
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CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sat
5/31
ATH ATH
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TOR TOR
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Sat
5/31
CWS CWS
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BAL BAL
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PHI PHI
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