what was the highest scoring mlb game by a team in 1997

The Montreal Expos put up the most runs by a team in a game in 1997, with 19 runs against the Giants on May 7, 1997.

Interpreted as:
What was the highest scoring MLB regular-season game by a team in 1997?
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 Expos
Expos
19
5/7/1997
MON MON
@
SFG SFG
W
19-3
54
26
6
0
4
19
2
1
5
0
0
57
44
10
0
0
1
0
.481
.509
.815
1.324
2 Yankees
Yankees
18
8/26/1997
NYY NYY
@
OAK OAK
W
18-2
45
22
6
0
2
14
6
0
0
0
0
53
34
8
0
2
2
3
.489
.528
.756
1.284
3 Red Sox
Red Sox
18
7/14/1997
BOS BOS
vs
DET DET
W
18-4
46
21
8
1
2
18
2
0
4
3
0
48
37
11
0
0
1
0
.457
.479
.804
1.284
4 Angels
Angels
18
5/21/1997
ANA ANA
vs
SEA SEA
W
18-3
45
21
4
1
3
17
7
0
4
3
0
54
36
8
1
1
0
0
.467
.528
.800
1.328
5 Giants
Giants
17
9/26/1997
SFG SFG
vs
SDP SDP
W
17-4
40
18
5
0
2
13
8
1
3
1
0
50
29
7
1
0
0
3
.450
.551
.725
1.276
6 Rangers
Rangers
17
8/22/1997
TEX TEX
vs
CWS CWS
W
17-8
45
20
2
0
2
17
5
1
7
0
0
51
28
4
0
0
1
0
.444
.510
.622
1.132
7 Red Sox
Red Sox
17
8/5/1997
BOS BOS
@
TEX TEX
W
17-1
49
24
6
0
4
17
4
1
8
0
0
55
42
10
0
1
0
1
.490
.527
.857
1.384
8 Brewers
Brewers
17
5/3/1997
MIL MIL
@
SEA SEA
W
17-4
43
17
7
0
4
17
6
0
5
0
0
49
36
11
0
0
0
1
.395
.469
.837
1.307
9 Royals
Royals
16
8/30/1997
KCR KCR
vs
STL STL
W
16-5
37
15
6
0
5
16
5
2
4
0
0
45
36
11
0
1
0
1
.405
.489
.973
1.462
10 Tigers
Tigers
16
8/22/1997
DET DET
@
MIL MIL
W
16-1
48
23
5
0
2
16
3
1
9
1
0
52
34
7
0
0
0
1
.479
.519
.708
1.228
11 Giants
Giants
16
7/23/1997
SFG SFG
vs
PHI PHI
W
16-4
38
15
1
0
2
16
7
2
6
2
0
49
22
3
1
1
0
1
.395
.500
.579
1.079
12 Giants
Giants
16
7/15/1997
SFG SFG
@
SDP SDP
W
16-2
42
16
2
0
2
16
5
1
7
2
1
48
24
4
0
0
0
1
.381
.458
.571
1.030
13 Royals
Royals
16
6/27/1997
KCR KCR
vs
MIL MIL
W
16-3
40
15
1
1
3
14
4
0
6
1
0
44
27
5
0
0
0
0
.375
.432
.675
1.107
14 Cubs
Cubs
16
5/16/1997
CHC CHC
vs
SDP SDP
W
16-7
41
21
3
1
2
16
4
0
5
0
1
47
32
6
1
1
0
1
.512
.543
.780
1.324
15 Angels
Angels
16
5/12/1997
ANA ANA
vs
CWS CWS
W
16-8
40
18
1
0
1
15
6
1
2
1
0
50
22
2
1
2
0
1
.450
.510
.550
1.060
16 Yankees
Yankees
16
4/2/1997
NYY NYY
@
SEA SEA
W
16-2
44
14
2
0
3
16
13
1
5
0
1
58
25
5
0
0
0
0
.318
.483
.568
1.051
17 Astros
Astros
15
9/16/1997
HOU HOU
vs
SDP SDP
W
15-3
37
16
6
1
1
15
4
1
7
0
0
43
27
8
1
0
0
1
.432
.500
.730
1.230
18 Braves
Braves
15
8/30/1997
ATL ATL
@
BOS BOS
W
15-2
46
19
4
1
3
14
5
1
6
0
0
52
34
8
0
0
0
0
.413
.481
.739
1.220
19 Mets
Mets
15
8/27/1997
NYM NYM
vs
SFG SFG
W
15-6
39
17
3
1
0
15
2
2
4
1
0
44
22
4
0
1
0
1
.436
.477
.564
1.041
20 Braves
Braves
15
7/3/1997
ATL ATL
@
MON MON
W
15-2
45
19
3
0
2
14
5
1
4
0
0
51
28
5
0
0
0
0
.422
.490
.622
1.112
21 Mariners
Mariners
15
7/1/1997
SEA SEA
vs
SFG SFG
W
15-4
37
16
0
0
4
14
5
0
4
0
0
44
28
4
0
2
1
0
.432
.477
.757
1.234
22 Padres
Padres
15
6/30/1997
SDP SDP
@
OAK OAK
W
15-6
44
19
4
0
3
15
7
0
6
1
0
52
32
7
0
1
0
1
.432
.500
.727
1.227
23 Tigers
Tigers
15
6/21/1997
DET DET
vs
BOS BOS
W
15-4
38
16
4
0
3
14
7
0
3
0
1
45
29
7
0
0
0
0
.421
.511
.763
1.274
24 Mariners
Mariners
15
6/21/1997
SEA SEA
@
TEX TEX
W
15-8
39
13
6
0
1
15
7
0
7
0
0
47
22
7
0
1
2
2
.333
.426
.564
.990
25 Cardinals
Cardinals
15
6/3/1997
STL STL
vs
COL COL
W
15-4
44
21
4
1
3
15
2
0
7
0
0
46
36
8
0
0
0
0
.477
.500
.818
1.318
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SO

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WSH WSH
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Sat
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@
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@
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WSH WSH
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Wed
5/21
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@
WSH WSH
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TEX TEX
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Thu
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Fri
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@
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