team with best run differential in a season from 1940 to 1960

Between 1940 and 1960, the New York Yankees had the highest run differential by a team in a season, with a differential of 294 runs in 1942.

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	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Yankees	294	1942	154	.669	103	51	5,305	801	1,429	223	57	108	744	591	29	556	69	33	6,009	2,090	388	84			103	.269	.346	.394	.740
2	Cardinals	282	1944	157	.682	105	49	5,474	772	1,507	274	59	100	722	543	27	471	37		6,168	2,199	433	124			96	.275	.344	.402	.745
3	Cardinals	275	1942	156	.688	106	48	5,422	755	1,454	282	69	60	680	551	22	505	71		6,125	2,054	411	130			90	.268	.338	.379	.717
4	Indians	273	1948	156	.626	97	58	5,446	840	1,534	242	54	155	801	646	24	575	54	44	6,201	2,349	451	85			132	.282	.360	.431	.792
5	Dodgers	266	1953	155	.682	105	49	5,373	955	1,529	274	59	208	887	655	35	686	90	47	6,138	2,545	541	75			115	.285	.366	.474	.840
6	Yankees	254	1953	151	.656	99	52	5,194	801	1,420	226	52	139	762	655	34	643	34	44	5,960	2,167	417	77			105	.273	.358	.417	.776
7	Indians	242	1954	156	.721	111	43	5,222	746	1,368	188	39	156	714	637	23	668	30	33	6,048	2,102	383	107	59		114	.262	.341	.403	.744
8	Yankees	242	1954	155	.669	103	51	5,226	805	1,400	215	59	133	747	650	20	632	34	41	6,027	2,132	407	84	47		94	.268	.348	.408	.756
9	Dodgers	230	1942	155	.675	104	50	5,286	742	1,398	263	34	62	678	572	14	485	81		5,991	1,915	359	119			95	.264	.338	.362	.700
10	Red Sox	229	1949	155	.623	96	58	5,320	896	1,500	272	36	131	835	835	17	510	43	25	6,250	2,237	439	78			169	.282	.381	.420	.802
11	Dodgers	228	1949	156	.630	97	57	5,400	879	1,477	236	47	152	816	638	33	570	117		6,173	2,263	435	102			127	.274	.354	.419	.773
12	Yankees	226	1956	154	.630	97	57	5,312	857	1,433	193	55	190	788	615	30	755	51	37	6,075	2,306	438	82	36	40	102	.270	.347	.434	.781
13	Yankees	226	1947	155	.630	97	57	5,308	794	1,439	230	72	115	748	610	27	581	27	23	6,031	2,158	417	86			122	.271	.349	.407	.756
14	Yankees	224	1948	154	.610	94	60	5,324	857	1,480	251	75	139	806	623	23	478	24	24	6,048	2,298	465	78			136	.278	.356	.432	.788
15	Red Sox	223	1950	154	.610	94	60	5,516	1,027	1,665	287	61	161	974	719	25	580	32	17	6,322	2,557	509	62			153	.302	.385	.464	.848
16	Yankees	223	1950	155	.636	98	56	5,361	914	1,511	234	70	159	860	687	31	458	41	28	6,164	2,362	463	85			122	.282	.367	.441	.807
17	Dodgers	219	1941	157	.649	100	54	5,485	800	1,494	286	69	101	747	600	27	535	36		6,218	2,221	456	106			103	.272	.347	.405	.752
18	Dodgers	207	1955	154	.641	98	55	5,193	857	1,406	230	44	201	800	674	41	718	79	56	6,037	2,327	475	75	54	62	132	.271	.356	.448	.804
19	Cardinals	206	1943	157	.682	105	49	5,435	679	1,515	259	72	70	638	428	19	437	40		6,055	2,128	401	173			92	.279	.334	.392	.725
20	Cubs	202	1945	155	.636	98	56	5,298	735	1,465	229	52	57	674	555	32	462	69		6,035	1,969	338	150			93	.277	.349	.372	.720
21	Yankees	199	1941	156	.656	101	53	5,444	830	1,464	243	60	151	774	616	28	564	51	33	6,137	2,280	454	49			102	.269	.346	.419	.765
22	Red Sox	198	1946	156	.675	104	50	5,318	792	1,441	268	50	109	737	687	15	661	45	36	6,126	2,136	427	106			133	.271	.356	.402	.758
23	Yankees	192	1955	154	.623	96	58	5,161	761	1,342	179	55	175	717	607	46	655	55	25	5,942	2,156	409	79	49	48	99	.260	.340	.418	.758
24	Yankees	192	1949	155	.630	97	57	5,196	829	1,396	215	60	115	760	729	32	539	58	30	6,041	2,076	390	84			141	.269	.362	.400	.762
25	White Sox	190	1954	155	.610	94	60	5,168	711	1,382	203	47	94	655	604	51	536	98	58	5,972	1,961	344	96	53		128	.267	.347	.379	.726

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Tue 9/29	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
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Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
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Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
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