what is the most runs scored by an mlb team in a loss all-time

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

Interpreted as:
What is the most runs scored by an MLB team in a regular-season loss all-time?
TEAM R L DATE TM OPP RESULT W L% AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Phillies
Phillies
23
1
8/25/1922
PHN PHN
@
CHC CHC
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
2 Cubs
Cubs
22
1
5/17/1979
CHC CHC
vs
PHI PHI
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
SYR
@
BKA
L
21-22
0
1.000
4 Orioles
Orioles
19
1
6/17/1891
BAL BAL
@
WSH WSH
L
19-20
0
1.000
5
Colonels
19
1
6/6/1888
LOU
@
CLE
L
19-23
0
1.000
6 Rangers
Rangers
17
1
8/12/2008
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
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
7 Marlins
Marlins
17
1
7/4/2008
FLA FLA
@
COL COL
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
8 Phillies
Phillies
17
1
8/3/1969
PHI PHI
vs
CIN CIN
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
9 Indians
Indians
17
1
7/10/1932
CLE CLE
vs
PHA PHA
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
10 Beaneaters
Beaneaters
17
1
4/19/1900
BSN BSN
vs
PHI PHI
L
17-19
0
1.000
11 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
17
1
8/7/1890
PTN PTN
@
CIN CIN
L
17-23
0
1.000
12 Giants
Giants
17
1
5/23/1889
NYG NYG
vs
CWS CWS
L
17-18
0
1.000
13
Wolverines
17
1
7/28/1888
DET
@
CWS CWS
L
17-21
0
1.000
14
Metropolitans
17
1
4/26/1887
NYM
@
PHA PHA
L
17-18
0
1.000
15 White Stockings
White Stockings
17
1
8/14/1883
CWS CWS
@
BUF
L
17-19
0
1.000
16
Colonels
17
1
7/6/1882
LOU
@
STL
L
17-21
0
1.000
17 Pirates
Pirates
16
1
8/1/2025
PIT PIT
@
COL COL
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
18 Athletics
Athletics
16
1
5/5/2000
OAK OAK
@
TEX TEX
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
19 Tigers
Tigers
16
1
9/14/1998
DET DET
vs
CWS CWS
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
20 Cubs
Cubs
16
1
4/17/1976
CHC CHC
vs
PHI PHI
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
21 Giants
Giants
16
1
5/23/1970
SFG SFG
vs
SDP SDP
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
22 Phillies
Phillies
16
1
9/23/1930
PHN PHN
vs
SLN SLN
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
23 Phillies
Phillies
16
1
5/18/1929
PHN PHN
vs
BKN BKN
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
24 Cardinals
Cardinals
16
1
6/2/1900
STL STL
@
BSN BSN
L
16-17
0
1.000
25 Bridegrooms
Bridegrooms
16
1
9/23/1896
BKN BKN
@
PHI PHI
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.
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Team Rankings

HR

212

9th

R

778

8th

SO

1,471

3rd

ERA

3.79

8th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
Marlins Marlins
79
83
.488
17.0
Braves Braves
76
86
.469
20.0
Nationals Nationals
66
96
.407
30.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
6:08 PM
Wed
10/8
PHI PHI
@
LAD LAD
9:08 PM
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
LAD LAD
6:08 PM
Sat
10/11
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
8:08 PM
Last Game
PHI Phillies

0 - 1

3

Final

5

LAD Dodgers

1 - 0

Sat 4 Oct 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
11-3
Sun
9/14
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
2-1
Sun
9/14
BAL BAL
@
CWS CWS
4-1
Sun
9/14
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
0-7
Sun
9/14
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
11-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
8:03 PM
Mon
10/6
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
6:08 PM
Mon
10/6
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
9:08 PM
Tue
10/7
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
4:08 PM
Tue
10/7
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
8:08 PM