mlb team most runs in a game by -8 or lower runs diff 1914 to 1931 by 8 or less runs

Between the 1914 and 1931 seasons, 10 teams were tied for the most runs in a game with 8 or fewer runs and a run differential of -8 or below, with 8 runs. The first three are the New York Giants on May 30, 1931 and on May 7, 1930, the Detroit Tigers on May 18, 1931, on July 5, 1927 and on May 8, 1921 and the Washington Senators on May 5, 1931.

Interpreted as:
MLB team most runs in a regular-season game by -8 or lower runs diff 1914 to 1931 by 8 or less runs
TEAM R DIFF 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 Giants
Giants
8
-10
5/30/1931
NYG NYG
vs
BKN BKN
L
8-18
38
12
4
1
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
38
18
5
0
.316
.316
.474
.789
2 Tigers
Tigers
8
-12
5/18/1931
DET DET
vs
NYY NYY
L
8-20
39
12
4
1
2
7
1
1
3
0
0
41
24
7
0
.308
.341
.615
.957
3 Senators
Senators
8
-10
5/5/1931
WSH WSH
@
NYY NYY
L
8-18
42
15
2
2
0
8
6
0
1
0
0
48
21
4
0
.357
.438
.500
.938
4 Phillies
Phillies
8
-14
9/6/1930
PHN PHN
@
BKN BKN
L
8-22
41
14
5
0
2
8
2
0
3
0
0
43
25
7
0
.341
.372
.610
.982
5 Phillies
Phillies
8
-11
7/10/1930
PHN PHN
vs
NYG NYG
L
8-19
42
16
1
0
1
8
1
0
0
0
0
43
20
2
0
.381
.395
.476
.872
6 Phillies
Phillies
8
-13
6/23/1930
PHN PHN
@
CHC CHC
L
8-21
36
12
3
0
2
8
2
1
3
0
0
40
21
5
1
.333
.385
.583
.968
7 Giants
Giants
8
-8
5/7/1930
NYG NYG
@
PIT PIT
L
8-16
43
16
3
0
1
8
2
1
2
0
0
46
22
4
0
.372
.413
.512
.925
8 Red Sox
Red Sox
8
-12
7/7/1928
BSA BSA
vs
DET DET
L
8-20
45
17
4
1
1
8
2
0
3
0
0
47
26
6
0
.378
.404
.578
.982
9 Browns
Browns
8
-9
8/5/1927
SLA SLA
@
WSH WSH
L
8-17
40
13
4
0
0
8
1
0
3
0
0
42
17
4
1
.325
.341
.425
.766
10 Tigers
Tigers
8
-9
7/5/1927
DET DET
@
SLA SLA
L
8-17
33
8
1
1
1
8
9
0
4
0
0
45
14
3
3
.242
.405
.424
.829
11 Red Sox
Red Sox
8
-9
7/12/1924
BSA BSA
vs
CWS CWS
L
8-17
38
15
7
2
0
8
2
0
1
0
0
40
26
9
0
.395
.425
.684
1.109
12 Indians
Indians
8
-12
8/24/1923
CLE CLE
vs
WSH WSH
L
8-20
41
16
2
0
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
43
21
3
0
.390
.419
.512
.931
13 Phillies
Phillies
8
-14
6/1/1923
PHN PHN
vs
NYG NYG
L
8-22
41
15
4
1
0
7
4
0
4
0
0
46
21
5
1
.366
.422
.512
.934
14 Phillies
Phillies
8
-11
8/8/1922
PHN PHN
vs
PIT PIT
L
8-19
44
17
2
0
1
8
1
1
2
1
0
46
22
3
0
.386
.413
.500
.913
15 Yankees
Yankees
8
-9
7/21/1921
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
L
8-17
42
16
7
0
0
8
4
0
5
1
0
46
23
7
0
.381
.435
.548
.982
16 White Sox
White Sox
8
-8
5/13/1921
CWS CWS
vs
BSA BSA
L
8-16
40
15
4
0
0
8
4
0
4
0
0
45
19
4
1
.375
.432
.475
.907
17 Phillies
Phillies
8
-11
5/11/1921
PHN PHN
vs
CHC CHC
L
8-19
36
10
1
1
2
7
1
0
4
0
0
38
19
4
1
.278
.297
.528
.825
18 Tigers
Tigers
8
-8
5/8/1921
DET DET
@
SLA SLA
L
8-16
40
13
3
3
1
8
1
1
1
0
0
42
25
7
0
.325
.357
.625
.982
19 Browns
Browns
8
-8
9/24/1920
SLA SLA
@
DET DET
L
8-16
39
13
1
2
2
5
3
0
1
0
0
43
24
5
1
.333
.381
.615
.996
20 Athletics
Athletics
8
-9
9/17/1920
PHA PHA
@
SLA SLA
L
8-17
40
15
4
1
0
7
3
0
3
0
0
44
21
5
1
.375
.419
.525
.944
21 Browns
Browns
8
-13
7/25/1920
SLA SLA
@
DET DET
L
8-21
43
15
4
1
0
5
3
0
2
0
1
46
21
5
0
.349
.391
.488
.880
22 Browns
Browns
8
-9
5/18/1920
SLA SLA
@
WSH WSH
L
8-17
40
18
1
1
0
6
1
1
2
3
1
45
21
2
3
.450
.476
.525
1.001
23 Cubs
Cubs
7
-8
9/21/1931
CHC CHC
vs
NYG NYG
L
7-15
35
10
2
0
1
5
9
0
7
0
0
45
15
3
1
.286
.432
.429
.860
24 Yankees
Yankees
7
-10
8/12/1931
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
L
7-17
33
9
2
0
1
7
9
1
4
1
1
43
14
3
0
.273
.442
.424
.866
25 Phillies
Phillies
7
-8
9/22/1930
PHN PHN
vs
SLN SLN
L
7-15
39
14
3
0
0
7
0
0
6
0
0
40
17
3
1
.359
.359
.436
.795
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
88
69
.561
Padres Padres
87
71
.551
1.5
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
80
77
.510
8.0
Giants Giants
77
81
.487
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43
114
.274
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
9/24
STL STL
@
SFG SFG
9:45 PM
Fri
9/26
COL COL
@
SFG SFG
10:15 PM
Sat
9/27
COL COL
@
SFG SFG
4:05 PM
Sun
9/28
COL COL
@
SFG SFG
3:05 PM
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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
92
65
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76
.516
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NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
95
63
.601
Cubs Cubs
88
69
.561
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NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
88
69
.561
Padres Padres
87
71
.551
1.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
90
67
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Yankees Yankees
89
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MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/7
COL COL
@
LAD LAD
1-3
Mon
9/8
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
2-3
Mon
9/8
KCR KCR
@
CLE CLE
0-2
Mon
9/8
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
7-5
Mon
9/8
NYM NYM
@
PHI PHI
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
9/24
TBR TBR
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Wed
9/24
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Wed
9/24
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Wed
9/24
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Wed
9/24
CWS CWS
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM