what is the highest scoring mlb game in 1938 season by a team

The Chicago Cubs put up the most runs by a team in a game in 1938, with 21 runs against the Phillies on May 5, 1938.

Interpreted as:
What is the highest scoring MLB regular-season game in 1938 season by a team?
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 Cubs
Cubs
21
5/5/1938
CHC CHC
vs
PHN PHN
W
21-2
40
18
3
3
2
20
13
0
2
0
0
53
33
8
0
2
.450
.585
.825
1.410
2 Giants
Giants
20
9/10/1938
NYG NYG
vs
BKN BKN
W
20-2
43
20
3
2
1
19
6
0
1
0
0
51
30
6
2
0
.465
.531
.698
1.228
3 Red Sox
Red Sox
19
8/27/1938
BSA BSA
vs
CWS CWS
W
19-6
46
22
6
1
1
17
6
0
3
0
0
53
33
8
1
.478
.538
.717
1.256
4 Tigers
Tigers
18
6/12/1938
DET DET
@
WSH WSH
W
18-12
46
20
5
1
2
14
3
0
4
1
0
50
33
8
1
.435
.469
.717
1.187
5 Giants
Giants
18
5/22/1938
NYG NYG
vs
PIT PIT
W
18-2
39
15
2
1
2
18
7
0
2
0
0
47
25
5
1
0
.385
.478
.641
1.119
6 Yankees
Yankees
16
8/16/1938
NYY NYY
@
WSH WSH
W
16-1
42
14
3
2
1
16
6
2
5
2
0
50
24
6
0
.333
.440
.571
1.011
7 Yankees
Yankees
16
8/12/1938
NYY NYY
vs
PHA PHA
W
16-3
37
16
3
1
3
15
11
0
5
1
0
49
30
7
1
.432
.563
.811
1.373
8 Red Sox
Red Sox
16
8/9/1938
BSA BSA
@
PHA PHA
W
16-4
42
14
0
1
1
14
5
2
6
2
0
50
19
2
1
.333
.429
.452
.881
9 Yankees
Yankees
16
7/17/1938
NYY NYY
vs
DET DET
W
16-3
36
11
2
0
4
15
6
1
4
1
0
43
25
6
0
.306
.419
.694
1.113
10 Giants
Giants
16
7/4/1938
NYG NYG
vs
BKN BKN
W
16-1
39
14
0
2
3
15
6
0
4
0
0
45
27
5
0
0
.359
.444
.692
1.137
11 White Sox
White Sox
16
6/22/1938
CWS CWS
vs
WSH WSH
W
16-3
41
17
4
1
0
15
13
0
2
0
0
54
23
5
0
.415
.556
.561
1.117
12 Pirates
Pirates
16
6/19/1938
PIT PIT
@
PHN PHN
W
16-3
44
19
4
0
3
15
5
0
6
0
0
49
32
7
0
0
.432
.490
.727
1.217
13 Red Sox
Red Sox
16
5/20/1938
BSA BSA
@
SLA SLA
W
16-2
46
22
6
0
0
16
9
0
6
1
0
55
28
6
0
.478
.564
.609
1.172
14 Cubs
Cubs
16
5/20/1938
CHC CHC
@
PHN PHN
W
16-7
48
22
1
0
0
14
9
1
4
1
0
59
23
1
1
1
.458
.552
.479
1.031
15 Bees
Bees
16
4/30/1938
BSN BSN
@
PHN PHN
W
16-11
41
15
1
0
2
15
12
0
7
0
0
53
22
3
0
2
.366
.509
.537
1.046
16 Athletics
Athletics
15
9/10/1938
PHA PHA
@
BSA BSA
W
15-7
45
19
3
0
2
14
4
0
1
0
0
49
28
5
0
.422
.469
.622
1.092
17 Tigers
Tigers
15
8/29/1938
DET DET
@
BSA BSA
W
15-1
44
17
4
1
2
14
7
2
2
2
0
53
29
7
0
.386
.491
.659
1.150
18 Yankees
Yankees
15
8/26/1938
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
W
15-9
38
15
4
1
2
15
11
0
8
1
0
49
27
7
0
.395
.531
.711
1.241
19 Yankees
Yankees
15
8/25/1938
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
W
15-3
35
11
1
0
2
13
9
0
3
0
0
44
18
3
0
.314
.455
.514
.969
20 Yankees
Yankees
15
7/13/1938
NYY NYY
vs
SLA SLA
W
15-12
41
14
5
2
3
15
8
0
4
0
0
49
32
10
0
.341
.449
.780
1.229
21 White Sox
White Sox
15
6/10/1938
CWS CWS
@
BSA BSA
W
15-2
43
20
5
0
4
14
4
1
2
0
1
49
37
9
1
.465
.521
.860
1.381
22 Indians
Indians
15
5/19/1938
CLE CLE
vs
WSH WSH
W
15-3
37
13
4
1
3
15
9
0
1
0
0
46
28
8
0
.351
.478
.757
1.235
23 Red Sox
Red Sox
15
5/9/1938
BSA BSA
vs
CLE CLE
W
15-3
32
11
1
1
3
12
12
0
1
0
2
45
23
5
1
.344
.523
.719
1.241
24 White Sox
White Sox
14
9/28/1938
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
W
14-11
45
18
3
2
1
14
3
0
5
0
0
49
28
6
1
.400
.438
.622
1.060
25 Athletics
Athletics
14
9/18/1938
PHA PHA
@
CLE CLE
W
14-3
32
14
2
0
1
13
11
0
6
1
1
43
19
3
0
.438
.581
.594
1.175
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Cubs Cubs
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.605
Cardinals Cardinals
42
35
.545
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Brewers Brewers
42
35
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Reds Reds
39
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Pirates Pirates
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/22
SEA SEA
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Mon
6/23
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Tue
6/24
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Wed
6/25
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Thu
6/26
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
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CHC Cubs

46 - 30

10

Final

7

SEA Mariners

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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
44
32
.579
Rays Rays
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.558
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
48
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Royals Royals
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AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
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Mariners Mariners
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Brewers Brewers
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
6/5
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
0-2
Thu
6/5
LAD LAD
@
STL STL
0-5
Thu
6/5
NYM NYM
@
COL COL
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Thu
6/5
BAL BAL
@
ATH ATH
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Fri
6/6
CHC CHC
@
DET DET
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
6/21
HOU HOU
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Sat
6/21
CLE CLE
@
ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Sat
6/21
WSH WSH
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Sun
6/22
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
11:35 AM
Sun
6/22
DET DET
@
TBR TBR
12:10 PM