which red sox team had the best run differential season since 1973

Since 1973, the Boston Red Sox have the highest run differential by a team in a season, with a differential of 229 runs in 2018.

	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	Red Sox	229	2018	162	.667	108	54	5,623	876	1,509	355	31	208	829	569	55	1,253	125	31	6,302	2,550	594	7	48	38	130	.268	.339	.453	.792
2	Red Sox	210	2007	162	.593	96	66	5,589	867	1,561	352	35	166	829	689	64	1,042	96	24	6,426	2,481	553	30	54	54	146	.279	.362	.444	.806
3	Red Sox	197	2013	162	.599	97	65	5,651	853	1,566	363	29	178	819	581	72	1,308	123	19	6,378	2,521	570	24	50	51	137	.277	.349	.446	.795
4	Red Sox	194	2002	162	.574	93	69	5,640	859	1,560	348	33	177	810	545	72	944	80	28	6,332	2,505	558	22	53	39	139	.277	.345	.444	.789
5	Red Sox	184	2016	162	.574	93	69	5,670	878	1,598	343	25	208	836	558	43	1,160	83	24	6,319	2,615	576	8	40	34	137	.282	.348	.461	.810
6	Red Sox	181	2004	162	.605	98	64	5,720	949	1,613	373	25	222	912	659	69	1,189	68	30	6,515	2,702	620	12	55	39	123	.282	.360	.472	.832
7	Red Sox	152	2003	162	.586	95	67	5,769	961	1,667	371	40	238	932	620	53	943	88	35	6,530	2,832	649	24	64	61	126	.289	.360	.491	.851
8	Red Sox	151	2008	162	.586	95	67	5,596	845	1,565	353	33	173	807	646	70	1,068	120	35	6,402	2,503	559	28	62	49	147	.280	.358	.447	.805
9	Red Sox	147	1998	162	.568	92	70	5,601	876	1,568	338	35	205	827	541	70	1,049	72	39	6,299	2,591	578	35	52	32	144	.280	.348	.463	.810
10	Red Sox	147	1977	161	.602	97	64	5,510	859	1,551	258	56	213	828	528	42	905	66	47	6,184	2,560	527	45	59	38	132	.281	.345	.465	.810
11	Red Sox	139	1978	163	.607	99	64	5,587	796	1,493	270	46	172	738	582	24	835	74	51	6,316	2,371	488	65	58	43	135	.267	.336	.424	.760
12	Red Sox	138	2011	162	.556	90	72	5,710	875	1,600	352	35	203	842	578	50	1,108	102	42	6,410	2,631	590	22	50	52	136	.280	.349	.461	.810
13	Red Sox	136	2009	162	.586	95	67	5,543	872	1,495	335	25	212	822	659	70	1,120	126	39	6,342	2,516	572	19	51	39	137	.270	.352	.454	.806
14	Red Sox	130	1979	160	.569	91	69	5,538	841	1,567	310	34	194	805	512	33	708	60	43	6,184	2,527	538	42	59	38	158	.283	.344	.456	.800
15	Red Sox	124	1988	162	.549	89	73	5,545	813	1,569	310	39	124	760	623	45	728	65	36	6,334	2,329	473	66	55	53	139	.283	.357	.420	.777
16	Red Sox	118	1999	162	.580	94	68	5,579	836	1,551	334	42	176	808	597	55	928	67	39	6,321	2,497	552	34	56	27	131	.278	.350	.448	.798
17	Red Sox	117	2017	162	.574	93	69	5,669	785	1,461	302	19	168	735	571	53	1,224	106	31	6,338	2,305	489	9	36	48	141	.258	.329	.407	.736
18	Red Sox	110	2025	162	.549	89	73	5,562	786	1,414	324	24	186	748	518	72	1,419	139	38	6,206	2,344	534	13	41	24	99	.254	.324	.421	.745
19	Red Sox	105	2005	162	.586	95	67	5,626	910	1,579	339	21	199	863	653	47	1,044	45	12	6,403	2,557	559	14	63	34	135	.281	.357	.454	.811
20	Red Sox	98	1986	161	.590	95	66	5,498	794	1,488	320	21	144	752	595	66	707	41	34	6,255	2,282	485	44	52	56	142	.271	.346	.415	.761
21	Red Sox	93	1995	144	.597	86	58	4,997	791	1,399	286	31	175	754	560	65	923	99	44	5,716	2,272	492	45	49	38	129	.280	.357	.455	.812
22	Red Sox	91	1973	162	.549	89	73	5,513	738	1,472	235	30	147	692	581	31	799	114	45	6,223	2,208	412	54	44	49	143	.267	.338	.401	.738
23	Red Sox	87	1975	160	.594	95	65	5,448	796	1,500	284	44	134	756	565	34	741	66	58	6,175	2,274	462	75	53	57	137	.275	.344	.417	.761
24	Red Sox	80	2021	162	.568	92	70	5,495	829	1,434	330	23	219	783	512	61	1,386	40	21	6,120	2,467	572	10	42	22	100	.261	.328	.449	.777
25	Red Sox	80	1985	163	.500	81	81	5,720	800	1,615	292	31	162	760	562	30	816	66	27	6,419	2,455	485	50	57	39	164	.282	.347	.429	.776