what was the highest scoring mlb game by a team in 2004

The Kansas City Royals put up the most runs by a team in a game in 2004, with 26 runs versus the Tigers on September 9, 2004.

Interpreted as:
What was the highest scoring MLB regular-season game by a team in 2004?
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 Royals
Royals
26
9/9/2004
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
W
26-5
52
26
5
1
1
25
8
0
6
0
0
62
36
7
0
2
0
0
.500
.548
.692
1.241
2 Indians
Indians
22
8/31/2004
CLE CLE
@
NYY NYY
W
22-0
49
22
5
1
3
22
9
0
6
1
0
59
38
9
0
1
0
0
.449
.525
.776
1.301
3 Angels
Angels
21
8/25/2004
ANA ANA
vs
KCR KCR
W
21-6
46
22
3
1
3
20
4
2
6
0
0
52
36
7
0
0
0
2
.478
.538
.783
1.321
4 Expos
Expos
19
7/26/2004
MON MON
vs
NYM NYM
W
19-10
40
18
5
0
3
18
10
1
3
0
0
51
32
8
0
0
1
3
.450
.569
.800
1.369
5 Devil Rays
Devil Rays
19
6/24/2004
TBD TBD
@
TOR TOR
W
19-13
48
24
4
0
3
18
11
1
6
1
0
61
37
7
0
1
0
1
.500
.590
.771
1.361
6 Giants
Giants
18
9/3/2004
SFG SFG
vs
ARI ARI
W
18-7
44
18
4
1
2
16
7
3
4
0
0
55
30
7
0
1
2
0
.409
.509
.682
1.191
7 Yankees
Yankees
18
8/28/2004
NYY NYY
@
TOR TOR
W
18-6
44
19
4
0
6
18
7
1
11
0
1
52
41
10
0
0
0
0
.432
.519
.932
1.451
8 Indians
Indians
18
7/16/2004
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
W
18-6
46
21
5
0
8
18
5
3
5
0
0
55
50
13
1
0
0
0
.457
.537
1.087
1.624
9 Rangers
Rangers
18
7/4/2004
TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
W
18-3
43
16
2
0
6
17
8
0
9
1
0
51
36
8
0
0
2
1
.372
.471
.837
1.308
10 Yankees
Yankees
18
5/27/2004
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
W
18-5
46
21
6
0
2
18
4
2
5
0
0
54
33
8
0
2
0
1
.457
.500
.717
1.217
11 Braves
Braves
18
4/7/2004
ATL ATL
vs
NYM NYM
W
18-10
40
19
5
0
1
18
6
0
5
0
0
49
27
6
1
2
1
0
.475
.521
.675
1.196
12 Royals
Royals
17
9/13/2004
KCR KCR
vs
NYY NYY
W
17-8
41
18
2
0
1
14
8
1
2
1
0
50
23
3
0
0
1
2
.439
.540
.561
1.101
13 Phillies
Phillies
17
6/29/2004
PHI PHI
vs
MON MON
W
17-7
39
17
4
0
4
17
7
0
10
0
0
47
33
8
0
1
0
0
.436
.511
.846
1.357
14 Expos
Expos
17
6/19/2004
MON MON
vs
CWS CWS
W
17-14
39
18
5
1
4
17
6
2
6
1
1
49
37
10
2
0
2
0
.462
.553
.949
1.502
15 Athletics
Athletics
17
6/9/2004
OAK OAK
vs
CIN CIN
W
17-8
45
22
5
0
2
14
4
0
8
1
0
49
33
7
0
0
0
1
.489
.531
.733
1.264
16 Tigers
Tigers
17
5/27/2004
DET DET
@
KCR KCR
W
17-7
49
27
8
0
2
17
3
0
5
0
0
55
41
10
2
1
0
1
.551
.566
.837
1.403
17 White Sox
White Sox
17
5/23/2004
CWS CWS
@
MIN MIN
W
17-7
48
23
4
1
3
17
8
0
6
0
0
57
38
8
0
1
0
0
.479
.544
.792
1.336
18 Tigers
Tigers
17
4/23/2004
DET DET
vs
CLE CLE
W
17-3
39
16
2
1
2
17
10
0
3
1
0
50
26
5
0
1
1
0
.410
.520
.667
1.187
19 Mariners
Mariners
16
9/22/2004
SEA SEA
@
ANA ANA
W
16-6
47
24
3
0
0
16
5
0
5
0
1
56
27
3
1
3
1
0
.511
.527
.574
1.102
20 Mariners
Mariners
16
8/17/2004
SEA SEA
@
KCR KCR
W
16-3
47
20
3
1
3
15
4
3
9
0
0
54
34
7
0
0
0
1
.426
.500
.723
1.223
21 Rangers
Rangers
16
8/17/2004
TEX TEX
vs
CLE CLE
W
16-4
40
17
5
1
3
16
4
1
5
0
0
47
33
9
0
2
0
0
.425
.468
.825
1.293
22 Giants
Giants
16
8/13/2004
SFG SFG
@
PHI PHI
W
16-6
43
18
4
0
6
16
7
0
7
0
0
50
40
10
0
0
2
2
.419
.500
.930
1.430
23 Braves
Braves
16
7/18/2004
ATL ATL
vs
MON MON
W
16-5
36
15
0
1
2
14
9
1
5
0
0
47
23
3
0
1
0
1
.417
.532
.639
1.171
24 Athletics
Athletics
16
7/10/2004
OAK OAK
@
CLE CLE
W
16-7
46
19
4
1
2
16
8
0
8
1
0
54
31
7
0
0
2
0
.413
.500
.674
1.174
25 Giants
Giants
16
6/6/2004
SFG SFG
@
COL COL
W
16-4
42
16
5
0
1
15
6
2
4
0
0
52
24
6
1
1
2
0
.381
.471
.571
1.042
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Team Rankings

HR

159

26th

R

651

26th

SO

1,271

26th

ERA

3.73

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
Royals Royals
82
80
.506
6.0
Twins Twins
70
92
.432
18.0
White Sox White Sox
60
102
.370
28.0
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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
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13.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
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Cubs Cubs
92
70
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NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
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Padres Padres
90
72
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AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
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MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
11-3
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
Sun
9/14
TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
3-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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
Wed
10/8
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
3:08 PM