most runs in a game by a team in recent history

The Chicago Colts have scored the most runs by a team in a game, with 36 runs versus the Louisville Colonels on June 29, 1897.

Interpreted as:
most runs in a regular-season game by a team in recent history
TEAMRDATETMOPPRESULTABH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Colts
Colts
36
6/29/1897
vs
W
36-7
2White Stockings
White Stockings
35
7/24/1882
vs
W
35-4
3White Stockings
White Stockings
31
7/3/1883
vs
W
31-7
4Rangers
Rangers
30
8/22/2007
@
W
30-3
57
29
2
0
6
30
8
0
11
0
0
65
49
8
0
0
0
0
.509
.569
.860
1.429
5Reds
Reds
30
6/18/1893
vs
W
30-12
6Brewers
Brewers
30
9/10/1891
vs
W
30-3
7
Athletics
30
6/26/1890
@
W
30-12
8Beaneaters
Beaneaters
30
6/9/1883
vs
W
30-8
9White Stockings
White Stockings
30
7/22/1876
vs
W
30-7
10Braves
Braves
29
9/9/2020
vs
W
29-9
47
23
2
0
7
28
9
1
9
2
0
58
46
9
0
1
0
0
.489
.569
.979
1.548
11White Sox
White Sox
29
4/23/1955
@
W
29-6
54
29
5
0
7
28
6
1
4
1
1
63
55
12
0
2
1
0
.537
.571
1.019
1.590
12Red Sox
Red Sox
29
6/8/1950
vs
W
29-4
53
28
9
1
7
29
11
0
2
0
0
64
60
17
0
0
0
.528
.609
1.132
1.741
13Phillies
Phillies
29
8/17/1894
vs
W
29-4
14Giants
Giants
29
6/15/1887
vs
W
29-1
15Beaneaters
Beaneaters
29
6/20/1883
vs
W
29-4
16Blue Jays
Blue Jays
28
7/22/2022
@
W
28-5
57
29
5
0
5
28
5
1
9
0
0
63
49
10
0
0
0
0
.509
.556
.860
1.415
17Cardinals
Cardinals
28
7/6/1929
@
W
28-6
53
28
4
1
2
25
9
1
1
0
0
65
40
7
2
.528
.603
.755
1.358
18Beaneaters
Beaneaters
28
9/3/1896
vs
W
28-7
19Colts
Colts
28
8/25/1891
vs
W
28-5
20
Ward's Wonders
28
7/12/1890
vs
W
28-16
21Athletics
Athletics
28
4/23/1888
vs
W
28-7
22Beaneaters
Beaneaters
28
8/27/1887
vs
W
28-14
23
Browns
28
4/30/1887
vs
W
28-11
24
Grays
28
8/21/1883
vs
W
28-0
25
Dark Blues
28
5/13/1876
vs
W
28-3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete 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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0.5
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17
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17
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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2.5
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