what team has scored the least runs in a 162 game season in mlb history before 2023

Before 2023, the St. Paul Saints put up the fewest runs by a team in a season, with 24 runs in 1884.

	TEAM	R	SEASON	G	W%	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	Saints	24	1884	9	.250	2	6	272	49	13	1	0		7		47			279	64	14					.180		.235
2	Quicksteps	35	1884	18	.111	2	16	521	91	8	8	2		22		123			543	121	18					.175		.232
3	Brewers	53	1884	12	.667	8	4	395	88	25	0	0		20		70			415	113	25					.223		.286
4	Mountain City	90	1884	25	.240	6	19	899	223	30	6	2		22		130			921	271	38					.248		.301
5	Orioles	182	1890	38	.441	15	19	1,213	278	34	16	2	119	125	28		101		1,366	350	52					.229	.316	.289	.604
6	Virginians	194	1884	46	.286	12	30	1,469	326	40	33	7		53	24	282			1,546	453	80					.222	.261	.308	.569
7	Pirates	219	2020	60	.317	19	41	1,932	425	76	6	59	210	167	11	521	16	11	2,132	690	141	7	15	6	34	.220	.284	.357	.641
8	Rangers	224	2020	60	.367	22	38	1,936	420	80	9	62	204	167	24	548	49	14	2,147	704	151	2	18	3	33	.217	.285	.364	.648
9	Brewers	227	1891	36	.583	21	15	1,271	332	58	15	13	165	107	29	114	47		1,407	459	86					.261	.333	.361	.694
10	Reds	238	1876	65	.138	9	56	2,372	555	51	12	4	132	41		136			2,413	642	67					.234		.271
11	Cardinals	240	2020	58	.517	30	28	1,752	410	73	7	51	231	205	33	477	18	10	2,010	650	131	4	16	3	38	.234	.323	.371	.694
12	Reds	243	2020	60	.517	31	29	1,842	390	76	3	90	237	239	33	534	29	9	2,121	742	169	0	7	4	44	.212	.312	.403	.715
13	Brewers	247	2020	60	.483	29	31	1,920	429	83	5	75	238	221	35	582	15	11	2,186	747	163	0	10	8	53	.223	.313	.389	.702
14	Indians	248	2020	60	.583	35	25	1,959	446	96	5	59	234	239	24	517	25	10	2,245	729	160	7	16	4	40	.228	.317	.372	.689
15	Royals	248	2020	60	.433	26	34	1,988	485	97	7	68	237	172	18	527	49	20	2,196	800	172	8	10	3	28	.244	.309	.402	.711
16	Nationals	248	1884	63	.190	12	51	2,166	434	61	24	6		100	16	377			2,282	561	91					.200	.241	.259	.500
17	Tigers	249	2020	58	.397	23	35	1,893	463	78	12	62	242	147	19	567	19	6	2,074	751	152	1	14	1	42	.245	.303	.397	.700
18	Mariners	254	2020	60	.450	27	33	1,929	435	88	5	60	244	207	30	545	50	16	2,181	713	153	3	12	5	35	.226	.309	.370	.678
19	Grays	256	1878	61	.250	15	45	2,212	552	65	20	2	177	69		214			2,281	663	87					.250		.300
20	Mutuals	260	1876	57	.375	21	35	2,180	494	39	15	2	161	18		35			2,198	569	56					.227		.261
21	Marlins	263	2020	60	.517	31	29	1,935	472	82	5	60	247	191	25	537	51	14	2,166	744	147	6	9	6	37	.244	.319	.384	.703
22	Cubs	265	2020	60	.567	34	26	1,918	422	82	8	74	248	229	52	568	24	10	2,213	742	164	1	13	9	42	.220	.318	.387	.705
23	Twins	269	2020	60	.600	36	24	1,937	468	81	3	91	258	186	29	528	14	7	2,168	828	175	2	14	9	38	.242	.315	.427	.743
24	Diamondbacks	269	2020	60	.417	25	35	1,997	482	101	12	58	255	181	36	461	23	7	2,238	781	171	1	23	5	37	.241	.312	.391	.704
25	Orioles	272	1882	74	.260	19	54	2,579	537	58	23	4		73		215			2,652	653	85					.208		.253