which mlb team had the largest run differential season

The St. Louis Maroons have the highest run differential by a team in a season, with a differential of 458 runs in 1884.

	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	Maroons	458	1884	114	.832	94	19	4,285	887	1,251	259	41	32		181		542			4,466	1,688	332					.292		.394
2	Yankees	411	1939	152	.702	106	45	5,300	967	1,521	259	55	166	904	701	36	543	72	37	6,129	2,388	480	92			99	.287	.374	.451	.825
3	Yankees	371	1927	155	.714	110	44	5,354	976	1,644	291	103	158	907	642	22	610	90	64	6,222	2,615	552	204				.307	.384	.488	.872
4	Browns	370	1887	138	.704	95	40	5,048	1,131	1,550	261	78	39	862	442	67	342	581		5,557	2,084	378					.307	.371	.413	.783
5	White Stockings	367	1876	66	.788	52	14	2,748	624	926	131	32	8	441	70		45			2,818	1,145	171					.337		.417
6	White Stockings	364	1885	113	.777	87	25	4,093	834	1,079	184	75	54	606	340		429			4,433	1,575	313					.264		.385
7	Orioles	363	1895	132	.669	87	43	4,725	1,009	1,530	235	89	25	828	355	106	243	310		5,311	2,018	349	125				.324	.384	.427	.811
8	Beaneaters	360	1897	135	.705	93	39	4,937	1,025	1,574	230	83	45	885	423	47	263	233		5,521	2,105	358	114				.319	.378	.426	.804
9	Reds	353	1891	139	.689	93	42	4,889	1,028	1,341	163	100	52	776	651	66	499	447		5,606	1,860	315					.274	.367	.380	.748
10	Orioles	352	1894	129	.695	89	39	4,799	1,171	1,647	271	150	33	976	516	98	200	324		5,564	2,317	454	151				.343	.418	.483	.901
11	Browns	352	1886	139	.669	93	46	5,009	944	1,365	206	85	20	655	400	52	425	336		5,461	1,801	311					.273	.333	.360	.692
12	White Stockings	345	1886	126	.726	90	34	4,378	900	1,223	198	87	53	673	460		513	213		4,838	1,754	338					.279		.401
13	Dodgers	334	2022	162	.685	111	51	5,526	847	1,418	325	31	212	812	607	56	1,374	98	18	6,245	2,441	568	3	53	22	85	.257	.333	.442	.775
14	Yankees	334	1936	155	.667	102	51	5,591	1,065	1,676	315	83	182	997	700	33	593	77	40	6,391	2,703	580	67				.300	.381	.483	.864
15	Pirates	334	1902	142	.741	103	36	4,926	774	1,410	189	95	18	660	372	64	440	222		5,480	1,843	302	118				.286	.344	.374	.718
16	Orioles	333	1896	132	.698	90	39	4,719	995	1,548	207	100	23	854	386	120	201	441		5,323	2,024	330	98				.328	.393	.429	.822
17	Cubs	323	1906	155	.763	116	36	5,018	704	1,316	181	71	20	539	448	45	516	283		5,742	1,699	272	231				.262	.328	.339	.667
18	Gothams	321	1885	112	.759	85	27	4,029	691	1,085	150	82	16	464	221		312			4,250	1,447	248					.269		.359
19	Metropolitans	311	1884	112	.701	75	32	4,012	734	1,052	155	64	22		203	35	315			4,250	1,401	241					.262	.304	.349	.653
20	Orioles	310	1898	154	.644	96	53	5,242	933	1,584	154	77	12	757	519	160	316	250		6,000	1,928	243	79				.302	.382	.368	.750
21	Yankees	309	1998	162	.704	114	48	5,643	965	1,625	290	31	207	907	653	57	1,025	153	63	6,444	2,598	528	32	59	34	145	.288	.364	.460	.825
22	Yankees	308	1937	157	.662	102	52	5,487	979	1,554	282	73	174	921	712	34	607	60	36	6,294	2,504	529	61				.283	.369	.456	.825
23	Yankees	307	1931	155	.614	94	59	5,608	1,067	1,667	276	78	155	990	750	28	554	139	68	6,473	2,564	509	87				.297	.383	.457	.840
24	Mariners	300	2001	162	.716	116	46	5,680	927	1,637	310	38	169	881	614	62	989	174	42	6,474	2,530	517	48	70	54	112	.288	.360	.445	.805
25	Yankees	294	1942	154	.669	103	51	5,305	801	1,429	223	57	108	744	591	29	556	69	33	6,009	2,090	388	84			103	.269	.346	.394	.740

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