what is the most runs an mlb team has scored in a game that they lost

The Philadelphia Phillies have put up the most runs by a team in a loss, with 23 runs versus the Cubs on August 25, 1922.

Interpreted as:
What is the most runs an MLB team has scored in a regular-season game that they lost?
TEAMRLDATETMOPPRESULTWL%ABH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Phillies
Phillies
23
1
8/25/1922
@
L
23-26
0
1.000
52
26
4
2
0
19
11
0
5
1
1
66
34
6
3
.500
.587
.654
1.241
2Cubs
Cubs
22
1
5/17/1979
vs
L
22-23
0
1.000
56
26
3
1
6
22
3
0
4
0
0
59
49
10
0
0
0
2
.464
.492
.875
1.367
3
Stars
21
1
4/18/1890
@
L
21-22
0
1.000
4Orioles
Orioles
19
1
6/17/1891
@
L
19-20
0
1.000
5
Colonels
19
1
6/6/1888
@
L
19-23
0
1.000
6Rangers
Rangers
17
1
8/12/2008
@
L
17-19
0
1.000
47
20
7
0
1
17
3
1
6
0
0
53
30
8
0
2
0
0
.426
.453
.638
1.091
7Marlins
Marlins
17
1
7/4/2008
@
L
17-18
0
1.000
47
22
7
0
2
17
6
2
4
0
0
56
35
9
1
0
1
1
.468
.545
.745
1.290
8Phillies
Phillies
17
1
8/3/1969
vs
L
17-19
0
1.000
47
21
4
1
3
17
4
0
6
1
0
51
36
8
0
0
1
2
.447
.490
.766
1.256
9Indians
Indians
17
1
7/10/1932
vs
L
17-18
0
1.000
83
33
9
0
1
16
10
0
7
1
0
95
45
10
2
.398
.462
.542
1.005
10Beaneaters
Beaneaters
17
1
4/19/1900
vs
L
17-19
0
1.000
11Alleghenys
Alleghenys
17
1
8/7/1890
@
L
17-23
0
1.000
12Giants
Giants
17
1
5/23/1889
vs
L
17-18
0
1.000
13
Wolverines
17
1
7/28/1888
@
L
17-21
0
1.000
14
Metropolitans
17
1
4/26/1887
@
L
17-18
0
1.000
15White Stockings
White Stockings
17
1
8/14/1883
@
L
17-19
0
1.000
16
Colonels
17
1
7/6/1882
@
L
17-21
0
1.000
17Pirates
Pirates
16
1
8/1/2025
@
L
16-17
0
1.000
43
18
2
0
2
16
9
1
9
0
0
53
26
4
0
0
0
2
.419
.528
.605
1.133
18Athletics
Athletics
16
1
5/5/2000
@
L
16-17
0
1.000
43
16
3
0
5
16
8
0
8
0
1
51
34
8
0
0
0
0
.372
.471
.791
1.261
19Tigers
Tigers
16
1
9/14/1998
vs
L
16-17
0
1.000
58
22
4
1
3
16
1
0
10
1
0
60
37
8
0
1
1
0
.379
.383
.638
1.021
20Cubs
Cubs
16
1
4/17/1976
vs
L
16-18
0
1.000
48
19
5
0
3
16
6
3
7
0
0
58
33
8
1
0
1
1
.396
.491
.688
1.179
21Giants
Giants
16
1
5/23/1970
vs
L
16-17
0
1.000
60
23
2
0
4
16
10
0
12
1
2
76
37
6
6
0
3
1
.383
.471
.617
1.088
22Phillies
Phillies
16
1
9/23/1930
vs
L
16-19
0
1.000
44
16
4
0
1
13
6
0
7
0
0
50
23
5
0
.364
.440
.523
.963
23Phillies
Phillies
16
1
5/18/1929
vs
L
16-20
0
1.000
41
17
6
0
2
16
12
0
6
2
0
53
29
8
0
.415
.547
.707
1.254
24Cardinals
Cardinals
16
1
6/2/1900
@
L
16-17
0
1.000
25Bridegrooms
Bridegrooms
16
1
9/23/1896
@
L
16-17
0
1.000
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for runs going back to the 1901 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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K

216

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83
79
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83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
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@
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3/29
@
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3/30
@
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66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
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90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
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119
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AL EastWLPCTGB
94
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.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
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87
75
.537
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81
81
.500
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
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9/16
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