team with best run differential in a single season from 1940 to 1950

Between the 1940 and 1950 seasons, the New York Yankees had the highest run differential by a team in a season, with a differential of 294 runs in 1942.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	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	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	Red Sox	187	1948	155	.619	96	59	5,363	907	1,471	277	40	121	854	821	32	549	38	17	6,282	2,191	438	66	144	.274	.374	.409	.782
19	Reds	179	1940	155	.654	100	53	5,372	707	1,427	264	38	89	649	453	36	503	72		5,986	2,034	391	125	108	.266	.327	.379	.706
20	Cardinals	174	1945	155	.617	95	59	5,487	756	1,498	256	44	64	698	515	26	488	55		6,166	2,034	364	138	75	.273	.338	.371	.709
21	Tigers	172	1940	155	.584	90	64	5,418	888	1,549	312	65	134	829	664	24	554	66	39	6,183	2,393	511	77	115	.286	.366	.442	.808
22	Cardinals	167	1946	156	.628	98	58	5,372	712	1,426	265	56	81	665	530	21	537	58		6,020	2,046	402	97	90	.265	.334	.381	.715
23	Red Sox	167	1942	152	.612	93	59	5,248	761	1,451	244	55	103	702	591	22	508	68	61	5,984	2,114	402	123	94	.276	.352	.403	.755
24	Braves	157	1948	154	.595	91	62	5,297	739	1,458	272	49	95	695	667	17	537	43		6,121	2,113	416	140	113	.275	.358	.399	.757
25	Indians	152	1950	155	.597	92	62	5,263	806	1,417	222	46	164	758	693	38	623	40	34	6,080	2,223	432	86	146	.269	.358	.422	.781