which cardinals team had the best run differential season since 1973

Since 1973, the St. Louis Cardinals have the highest run differential by a team in a season, with a differential of 196 runs in 2004.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Cardinals	196	2004	162	.648	105	57	5,555	855	1,544	319	24	214	817	548	51	1,085	111	47	6,297	2,553	557	73	70	64	121	.278	.344	.460	.804
2	Cardinals	187	2013	162	.599	97	65	5,557	783	1,494	322	20	125	745	481	64	1,110	45	22	6,202	2,231	467	56	44	38	154	.269	.332	.401	.733
3	Cardinals	175	1985	162	.623	101	61	5,467	747	1,446	245	59	87	687	586	18	853	314	96	6,182	2,070	391	70	41	61	91	.264	.335	.379	.714
4	Cardinals	171	2005	162	.617	100	62	5,538	805	1,494	287	26	170	757	534	62	947	83	36	6,246	2,343	483	77	35	60	127	.270	.339	.423	.762
5	Cardinals	139	2002	162	.599	97	65	5,505	787	1,475	285	26	175	758	542	67	927	86	42	6,246	2,337	486	83	49	77	123	.268	.338	.425	.763
6	Cardinals	135	2022	162	.574	93	69	5,496	772	1,386	290	21	197	739	537	80	1,226	95	25	6,163	2,309	508	5	45	11	112	.252	.325	.420	.745
7	Cardinals	130	2001	162	.574	93	69	5,450	814	1,469	274	32	199	768	529	65	1,089	91	35	6,177	2,404	505	83	50	51	125	.270	.339	.441	.780
8	Cardinals	122	2015	162	.617	100	62	5,484	647	1,386	288	39	137	619	506	66	1,267	69	38	6,137	2,163	464	39	42	47	128	.253	.321	.394	.716
9	Cardinals	117	2012	162	.543	88	74	5,622	765	1,526	290	37	159	732	533	53	1,192	91	37	6,326	2,367	486	69	49	45	135	.271	.338	.421	.759
10	Cardinals	116	2000	162	.586	95	67	5,478	887	1,481	259	25	235	841	675	84	1,253	87	51	6,369	2,495	519	79	53	33	116	.270	.356	.455	.812
11	Cardinals	105	1987	162	.586	95	67	5,500	798	1,449	252	49	94	746	644	18	933	248	72	6,297	2,081	395	84	51	61	126	.263	.340	.378	.718
12	Cardinals	102	2019	162	.562	91	71	5,449	764	1,336	246	24	210	714	561	76	1,420	116	29	6,165	2,260	480	40	39	15	110	.245	.322	.415	.737
13	Cardinals	95	2010	162	.531	86	76	5,542	736	1,456	285	18	150	689	541	50	1,027	79	41	6,239	2,227	453	66	40	78	124	.263	.332	.402	.733
14	Cardinals	90	2009	162	.562	91	71	5,465	730	1,436	294	29	160	694	528	61	1,041	75	31	6,165	2,268	483	68	43	73	127	.263	.332	.415	.747
15	Cardinals	80	2003	162	.525	85	77	5,672	876	1,580	342	32	196	827	580	73	952	82	32	6,466	2,574	570	87	54	68	136	.279	.350	.454	.804
16	Cardinals	76	1982	162	.568	92	70	5,455	685	1,439	239	52	67	632	569	30	805	200	91	6,196	1,983	358	87	55	66	110	.264	.334	.364	.697
17	Cardinals	70	2011	162	.556	90	72	5,532	762	1,513	308	22	162	726	542	44	978	57	39	6,242	2,351	492	84	40	64	169	.273	.341	.425	.766
18	Cardinals	68	2018	162	.543	88	74	5,498	759	1,369	248	9	205	725	525	80	1,380	63	32	6,197	2,250	462	46	48	40	92	.249	.321	.409	.730
19	Cardinals	67	2016	162	.531	86	76	5,548	779	1,415	299	32	225	745	526	70	1,318	35	26	6,222	2,453	556	37	41	28	117	.255	.325	.442	.767
20	Cardinals	56	2017	162	.512	83	79	5,470	761	1,402	284	28	196	728	593	65	1,348	81	31	6,219	2,330	508	47	44	36	139	.256	.334	.426	.760
21	Cardinals	54	2008	162	.531	86	76	5,636	779	1,585	283	26	174	744	577	42	985	73	32	6,370	2,442	483	71	44	63	150	.281	.350	.433	.783
22	Cardinals	53	1996	162	.543	88	74	5,502	759	1,468	281	31	142	711	495	44	1,089	149	58	6,177	2,237	454	88	48	59	121	.267	.330	.407	.736
23	Cardinals	49	1977	162	.512	83	79	5,527	737	1,490	252	56	96	686	489	25	823	134	112	6,136	2,142	404	66	29	71	111	.270	.330	.388	.718
24	Cardinals	47	1981	103	.578	59	43	3,537	464	936	158	45	50	431	379	16	495	88	45	4,013	1,334	253	46	35	41	82	.265	.336	.377	.713
25	Cardinals	40	1973	162	.500	81	81	5,478	643	1,418	240	35	75	592	531	29	796	100	46	6,177	1,953	350	89	50	82	149	.259	.325	.357	.681