teams with lowest run differential to win world series per year

The Pittsburgh Pirates have the lowest run differential by a team with >0 series wins in a World Series, with a differential of -28 runs.

TEAM DIFF SERIES W SEASON SERIES 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 Pirates
Pirates
-28
1
1960
World Series
7
.571
4
3
234
27
60
11
0
4
26
12
3
26
2
1
252
83
15
3
0
0
9
.256
.301
.355
.656
2 Yankees
Yankees
-8
1
1996
World Series
6
.667
4
2
199
18
43
6
1
2
16
26
1
43
4
1
228
57
9
2
0
3
4
.216
.310
.286
.596
3 Marlins
Marlins
-7
1
1997
World Series
7
.571
4
3
250
37
68
12
1
8
34
36
1
48
4
0
290
106
21
1
2
3
7
.272
.363
.424
.787
4 Reds
Reds
-6
1
1940
World Series
7
.571
4
3
232
22
58
14
0
2
21
15
0
30
1
2
251
78
16
4
4
4
.250
.296
.336
.632
5 Red Sox
Red Sox
-6
1
1912
World Series
8
.571
4
3
273
25
60
14
6
1
21
19
1
36
5
3
299
89
21
6
1
2
.220
.273
.326
.599
6 Twins
Twins
-5
1
1991
World Series
7
.571
4
3
241
24
56
8
4
8
24
21
1
48
7
3
267
96
20
2
2
7
6
.232
.294
.398
.693
7 Athletics
Athletics
-5
1
1972
World Series
7
.571
4
3
220
16
46
4
0
5
16
21
1
37
1
3
248
65
9
6
0
5
2
.209
.281
.295
.576
8 Marlins
Marlins
-4
1
2003
World Series
6
.667
4
2
203
17
47
8
0
2
17
14
1
48
2
3
225
61
10
5
2
2
4
.232
.282
.300
.582
9 Angels
Angels
-3
1
2002
World Series
7
.571
4
3
245
41
76
15
1
7
38
23
2
38
6
0
275
114
23
2
3
5
6
.310
.370
.465
.835
10 Blue Jays
Blue Jays
-3
1
1992
World Series
6
.667
4
2
196
17
45
8
0
6
17
18
1
33
6
0
218
71
14
2
1
3
5
.230
.296
.362
.659
11 Athletics
Athletics
-3
1
1973
World Series
7
.571
4
3
241
21
51
12
3
2
20
28
2
62
3
4
274
75
17
2
1
3
2
.212
.298
.311
.609
12 Cardinals
Cardinals
-3
1
1931
World Series
7
.571
4
3
229
19
54
11
0
2
17
9
0
41
8
2
242
71
13
4
0
3
.236
.265
.310
.575
13 Yankees
Yankees
-2
1
1977
World Series
6
.667
4
2
205
26
50
10
0
8
25
11
2
37
1
0
223
84
18
4
1
1
4
.244
.288
.410
.697
14 Dodgers
Dodgers
-2
1
1959
World Series
6
.667
4
2
203
21
53
3
1
7
19
12
0
27
5
1
219
79
11
4
0
1
2
.261
.302
.389
.691
15 Braves
Braves
-2
1
1957
World Series
7
.571
4
3
225
23
47
6
1
8
22
22
3
40
1
1
256
79
15
6
0
0
5
.209
.288
.351
.639
16 Reds
Reds
-1
1
1975
World Series
7
.571
4
3
244
29
59
9
3
7
29
25
2
30
9
2
275
95
19
2
2
4
2
.242
.315
.389
.704
17 Pirates
Pirates
-1
1
1971
World Series
7
.571
4
3
238
23
56
9
2
5
21
26
1
47
5
0
269
84
16
4
0
3
1
.235
.313
.353
.666
18 Cardinals
Cardinals
-1
1
1964
World Series
7
.571
4
3
240
32
61
8
3
5
29
18
0
39
3
0
264
90
16
4
2
2
5
.254
.304
.375
.679
19 Yankees
Yankees
-1
1
1962
World Series
7
.571
4
3
221
20
44
6
1
3
17
21
2
39
4
1
246
61
10
1
1
1
6
.199
.273
.276
.549
20 Pirates
Pirates
-1
1
1925
World Series
7
.571
4
3
230
25
61
12
2
4
25
17
4
32
7
2
257
89
18
6
1
6
.265
.327
.387
.714
21 Senators
Senators
-1
1
1924
World Series
7
.571
4
3
248
26
61
9
0
5
25
29
0
34
5
4
282
85
14
5
2
4
.246
.325
.343
.668
22 Red Sox
Red Sox
-1
1
1918
World Series
6
.667
4
2
172
9
32
2
3
0
6
16
1
21
3
3
197
40
5
8
1
3
.186
.259
.233
.492
23 Astros
Astros
0
1
2017
World Series
7
.571
4
3
244
34
56
13
0
15
32
22
2
54
3
0
270
114
28
1
1
6
6
.230
.297
.467
.765
24 Cubs
Cubs
0
1
2016
World Series
7
.571
4
3
245
27
61
10
2
8
27
22
3
64
8
1
272
99
20
0
2
3
4
.249
.316
.404
.720
25 Indians
Indians
0
1
1948
World Series
6
.667
4
2
191
17
38
7
0
4
16
12
1
26
2
0
207
57
11
3
1
2
.199
.250
.298
.548
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More Pirates Stats

Team Rankings

HR

40

29th

R

183

29th

SO

423

25th

ERA

3.99

18th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
35
21
.625
Cardinals Cardinals
32
24
.571
3.0
Brewers Brewers
29
28
.509
6.5
Reds Reds
28
29
.491
7.5
Pirates Pirates
21
36
.368
14.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/30
PIT PIT
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Sat
5/31
PIT PIT
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Sun
6/1
PIT PIT
@
SDP SDP
5:10 PM
Tue
6/3
HOU HOU
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Wed
6/4
HOU HOU
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Last Game
AZ Diamondbacks

27 - 29

1

Final

10

PIT Pirates

21 - 36

Wed 28 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
35
20
.636
Rays Rays
28
27
.509
7.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
37
20
.649
Guardians Guardians
30
25
.545
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
30
24
.556
Astros Astros
30
25
.545
0.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
35
19
.648
Mets Mets
34
22
.607
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
35
21
.625
Cardinals Cardinals
32
24
.571
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
34
22
.607
Padres Padres
31
23
.574
2.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
5/13
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
6-3
Tue
5/13
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
1-2
Tue
5/13
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
9-5
Tue
5/13
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
8-6
Tue
5/13
NYY NYY
@
SEA SEA
3-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/29
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
1:05 PM
Thu
5/29
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Thu
5/29
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Thu
5/29
TBR TBR
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Thu
5/29
WSH WSH
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM