The Kansas City Royals scored their most runs in a game against the Tigers on September 9, 2004, with 26 runs.

Interpreted as:

most runs in a regular-season game by the royals

	TEAM	R	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Royals	26	9/9/2004	KCR	@	DET	W 26-5	52	26	5	1	1	25	8	0	6	0	0	62	36	7	0	2	0	0	.500	.548	.692	1.241
2	Royals	23	4/6/1974	KCR	vs	MIN	W 23-6	42	16	5	0	2	21	9	1	5	2	0	52	27	7	0	0	0	0	.381	.500	.643	1.143
3	Royals	21	6/15/1976	KCR	@	DET	W 21-7	48	24	4	1	2	20	4	0	5	0	0	53	36	7	0	1	0	0	.500	.528	.750	1.278
4	Royals	18	8/10/1996	KCR	@	CAL	W 18-3	41	15	0	0	3	18	8	3	1	0	0	53	24	3	0	1	0	0	.366	.491	.585	1.076
5	Royals	18	8/21/1995	KCR	@	MIL	W 18-9	43	19	3	2	0	16	7	2	7	2	0	53	26	5	0	1	0	2	.442	.528	.605	1.133
6	Royals	18	7/14/1991	KCR	@	DET	W 18-4	48	21	1	0	6	18	3	1	6	0	0	52	40	7	0	0	0	0	.438	.481	.833	1.314
7	Royals	18	8/16/1983	KCR	vs	DET	W 18-7	41	19	4	1	3	17	5	1	3	1	0	48	34	8	1	0	2	1	.463	.532	.829	1.361
8	Royals	18	9/12/1982	KCR	vs	MIN	W 18-7	42	20	5	0	4	17	7	0	7	3	0	51	37	9	0	2	1	0	.476	.529	.881	1.410
9	Royals	18	8/29/1979	KCR	vs	MIL	W 18-8	43	19	3	1	3	18	5	0	1	0	0	48	33	7	0	0	0	1	.442	.500	.767	1.267
10	Royals	17	7/3/2007	KCR	vs	SEA	W 17-3	39	16	2	0	2	16	4	3	4	1	0	49	24	4	0	3	0	0	.410	.469	.615	1.085
11	Royals	17	6/14/2007	KCR	vs	STL	W 17-8	38	15	3	2	1	17	7	1	5	0	0	46	25	6	0	0	0	1	.395	.500	.658	1.158
12	Royals	17	6/10/2007	KCR	vs	PHI	W 17-5	35	14	3	0	2	15	6	2	4	0	0	47	23	5	3	1	0	0	.400	.500	.657	1.157
13	Royals	17	9/4/2005	KCR	vs	TEX	W 17-8	40	18	5	0	3	16	5	0	3	0	0	46	32	8	0	1	0	1	.450	.500	.800	1.300
14	Royals	17	9/13/2004	KCR	vs	NYY	W 17-8	41	18	2	0	1	14	8	1	2	1	0	50	23	3	0	0	1	2	.439	.540	.561	1.101
15	Royals	17	9/24/2002	KCR	vs	DET	W 17-2	40	15	2	0	3	16	5	1	6	0	0	47	26	5	0	1	0	0	.375	.447	.650	1.097
16	Royals	17	6/9/1999	KCR	vs	STL	W 17-13	42	19	8	1	0	16	7	0	1	0	0	51	29	9	1	1	0	0	.452	.520	.690	1.210
17	Royals	17	5/11/1982	KCR	vs	MIL	W 17-3	43	21	6	0	3	17	4	0	2	0	0	48	36	9	1	0	0	1	.488	.532	.837	1.369
18	Royals	17	10/4/1980	KCR	vs	MIN	W 17-1	41	18	2	0	1	16	5	0	3	2	0	48	23	3	0	2	0	0	.439	.479	.561	1.040
19	Royals	17	5/12/1976	KCR	vs	MIN	W 17-5	43	22	5	1	0	16	4	0	5	1	0	50	29	6	0	3	0	1	.512	.520	.674	1.194
20	Royals	17	8/6/1974	KCR	vs	MIN	W 17-3	45	20	3	1	1	16	5	1	2	0	0	52	28	5	1	0	0	0	.444	.510	.622	1.132
21	Royals	16	7/26/2017	KCR	@	DET	W 16-2	47	22	2	0	1	16	4	3	7	2	1	55	27	3	0	1	0	0	.468	.527	.574	1.102
22	Royals	16	7/20/2017	KCR	vs	DET	W 16-4	43	19	3	0	2	14	2	2	8	1	0	48	28	5	0	1	0	0	.442	.479	.651	1.130
23	Royals	16	6/18/2016	KCR	vs	DET	W 16-5	43	21	7	0	0	15	4	0	3	2	0	47	28	7	0	0	1	1	.488	.532	.651	1.183
24	Royals	16	7/3/2011	KCR	@	COL	W 16-8	48	21	9	0	3	16	2	3	6	1	1	53	39	12	0	0	0	0	.438	.491	.813	1.303
25	Royals	16	6/8/2006	KCR	vs	TEX	W 16-12	41	18	2	0	2	16	5	0	6	0	0	47	26	4	0	1	0	1	.439	.489	.634	1.124