worst run differential to ever win a world series

The Pittsburgh Pirates have the lowest run differential by a team with >0 series wins in a World Series, with a differential of -28 runs.

TEAMDIFFSeries WSEASONSERIESGW%WLABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Pirates
Pirates
-28
1
1960
World Series
7
.571
4
3
234
27
60
11
0
4
26
12
3
26
2
1
252
83
15
3
0
0
9
.256
.301
.355
.656
2Dodgers
Dodgers
-8
1
2025
World Series
7
.571
4
3
261
26
53
9
0
11
25
33
2
72
1
1
300
95
20
1
3
8
3
.203
.294
.364
.658
3Yankees
Yankees
-8
1
1996
World Series
6
.667
4
2
199
18
43
6
1
2
16
26
1
43
4
1
228
57
9
2
0
3
4
.216
.310
.286
.596
4Marlins
Marlins
-7
1
1997
World Series
7
.571
4
3
250
37
68
12
1
8
34
36
1
48
4
0
290
106
21
1
2
3
7
.272
.363
.424
.787
5Reds
Reds
-6
1
1940
World Series
7
.571
4
3
232
22
58
14
0
2
21
15
0
30
1
2
251
78
16
4
4
4
.250
.296
.336
.632
6Red Sox
Red Sox
-6
1
1912
World Series
8
.571
4
3
273
25
60
14
6
1
21
19
1
36
5
3
299
89
21
6
1
2
.220
.273
.326
.599
7Twins
Twins
-5
1
1991
World Series
7
.571
4
3
241
24
56
8
4
8
24
21
1
48
7
3
267
96
20
2
2
7
6
.232
.294
.398
.693
8Athletics
Athletics
-5
1
1972
World Series
7
.571
4
3
220
16
46
4
0
5
16
21
1
37
1
3
248
65
9
6
0
5
2
.209
.281
.295
.576
9Marlins
Marlins
-4
1
2003
World Series
6
.667
4
2
203
17
47
8
0
2
17
14
1
48
2
3
225
61
10
5
2
2
4
.232
.282
.300
.582
10Angels
Angels
-3
1
2002
World Series
7
.571
4
3
245
41
76
15
1
7
38
23
2
38
6
0
275
114
23
2
3
5
6
.310
.370
.465
.835
11Blue Jays
Blue Jays
-3
1
1992
World Series
6
.667
4
2
196
17
45
8
0
6
17
18
1
33
6
0
218
71
14
2
1
3
5
.230
.296
.362
.659
12Athletics
Athletics
-3
1
1973
World Series
7
.571
4
3
241
21
51
12
3
2
20
28
2
62
3
4
274
75
17
2
1
3
2
.212
.298
.311
.609
13Cardinals
Cardinals
-3
1
1931
World Series
7
.571
4
3
229
19
54
11
0
2
17
9
0
41
8
2
242
71
13
4
0
3
.236
.265
.310
.575
14Yankees
Yankees
-2
1
1977
World Series
6
.667
4
2
205
26
50
10
0
8
25
11
2
37
1
0
223
84
18
4
1
1
4
.244
.288
.410
.697
15Dodgers
Dodgers
-2
1
1959
World Series
6
.667
4
2
203
21
53
3
1
7
19
12
0
27
5
1
219
79
11
4
0
1
2
.261
.302
.389
.691
16Braves
Braves
-2
1
1957
World Series
7
.571
4
3
225
23
47
6
1
8
22
22
3
40
1
1
256
79
15
6
0
0
5
.209
.288
.351
.639
17Reds
Reds
-1
1
1975
World Series
7
.571
4
3
244
29
59
9
3
7
29
25
2
30
9
2
275
95
19
2
2
4
2
.242
.315
.389
.704
18Pirates
Pirates
-1
1
1971
World Series
7
.571
4
3
238
23
56
9
2
5
21
26
1
47
5
0
269
84
16
4
0
3
1
.235
.313
.353
.666
19Cardinals
Cardinals
-1
1
1964
World Series
7
.571
4
3
240
32
61
8
3
5
29
18
0
39
3
0
264
90
16
4
2
2
5
.254
.304
.375
.679
20Yankees
Yankees
-1
1
1962
World Series
7
.571
4
3
221
20
44
6
1
3
17
21
2
39
4
1
246
61
10
1
1
1
6
.199
.273
.276
.549
21Pirates
Pirates
-1
1
1925
World Series
7
.571
4
3
230
25
61
12
2
4
25
17
4
32
7
2
257
89
18
6
1
6
.265
.327
.387
.714
22Senators
Senators
-1
1
1924
World Series
7
.571
4
3
248
26
61
9
0
5
25
29
0
34
5
4
282
85
14
5
2
4
.246
.325
.343
.668
23Red Sox
Red Sox
-1
1
1918
World Series
6
.667
4
2
172
9
32
2
3
0
6
16
1
21
3
3
197
40
5
8
1
3
.186
.259
.233
.492
24Astros
Astros
0
1
2017
World Series
7
.571
4
3
244
34
56
13
0
15
32
22
2
54
3
0
270
114
28
1
1
6
6
.230
.297
.467
.765
25Cubs
Cubs
0
1
2016
World Series
7
.571
4
3
245
27
61
10
2
8
27
22
3
64
8
1
272
99
20
0
2
3
4
.249
.316
.404
.720
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