Since 1901, the Philadelphia Athletics have the lowest run differential by a team in a season in their first 23 games, with a differential of -43 runs in 1901.
| 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 |  | Athletics | -43 | 1901 | 23 | .304 | 7 | 16 | 849 | 157 | 260 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 123 | 50 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 924 | 345 | 64 | 16 | .306 | .351 | .406 | .758 | ||||
| 2 |  | Blues | -40 | 1901 | 23 | .261 | 6 | 17 | 811 | 105 | 213 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 86 | 54 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 891 | 268 | 48 | 18 | .263 | .315 | .330 | .645 | ||||
| 3 |  | Brewers | -25 | 1901 | 23 | .348 | 8 | 15 | 837 | 152 | 253 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 131 | 83 | 11 | -39 | 41 | 957 | 334 | 63 | 26 | .302 | .373 | .399 | .772 | ||||
| 4 |  | Orphans | -14 | 1901 | 23 | .391 | 9 | 14 | 808 | 124 | 231 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 108 | 70 | 16 | 75 | 39 | 906 | 292 | 40 | 12 | .286 | .355 | .361 | .716 | ||||
| 5 |  | Superbas | -13 | 1901 | 23 | .478 | 11 | 12 | 808 | 117 | 204 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 94 | 63 | 7 | 82 | 41 | 893 | 284 | 55 | 15 | .252 | .312 | .351 | .664 | ||||
| 6 |  | Highlanders | -11 | 1903 | 23 | .435 | 10 | 13 | 781 | 101 | 194 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 81 | 54 | 12 | 75 | 22 | 864 | 272 | 56 | 17 | .248 | .307 | .348 | .655 | ||||
| 7 |  | Pirates | -5 | 1901 | 23 | .522 | 12 | 11 | 798 | 101 | 221 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 85 | 50 | 8 | 71 | 44 | 875 | 290 | 48 | 19 | .277 | .326 | .363 | .689 | ||||
| 8 |  | Beaneaters | -5 | 1901 | 23 | .435 | 10 | 13 | 762 | 99 | 188 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 83 | 62 | 13 | 51 | 47 | 868 | 224 | 26 | 31 | .247 | .314 | .294 | .608 | ||||
| 9 |  | Cardinals | -1 | 1901 | 23 | .409 | 9 | 13 | 842 | 148 | 246 | 41 | 22 | 9 | 117 | 54 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 924 | 358 | 72 | 14 | .292 | .345 | .425 | .770 | ||||
| 10 |  | Giants | 3 | 1901 | 23 | .652 | 15 | 8 | 753 | 89 | 208 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 75 | 49 | 10 | 94 | 19 | 823 | 261 | 40 | 11 | .276 | .329 | .347 | .675 | ||||
| 11 |  | Senators | 7 | 1901 | 23 | .591 | 13 | 9 | 820 | 136 | 219 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 113 | 61 | 14 | -16 | 26 | 909 | 308 | 59 | 14 | .267 | .328 | .376 | .704 | ||||
| 12 |  | Tigers | 7 | 1901 | 23 | .696 | 16 | 7 | 830 | 159 | 249 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 131 | 73 | 10 | 40 | 41 | 936 | 340 | 68 | 23 | .300 | .364 | .410 | .773 | ||||
| 13 |  | Americans | 10 | 1901 | 23 | .478 | 11 | 12 | 854 | 141 | 239 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 119 | 62 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 925 | 333 | 63 | 5 | .280 | .332 | .390 | .721 | ||||
| 14 |  | Phillies | 16 | 1901 | 23 | .522 | 12 | 11 | 788 | 127 | 213 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 103 | 70 | 4 | 102 | 35 | 877 | 287 | 51 | 15 | .270 | .333 | .364 | .697 | ||||
| 15 |  | Reds | 17 | 1901 | 23 | .636 | 14 | 8 | 853 | 147 | 244 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 120 | 65 | 9 | 51 | 22 | 950 | 353 | 71 | 23 | .286 | .343 | .414 | .757 | ||||
| 16 |  | White Sox | 58 | 1901 | 23 | .696 | 16 | 7 | 820 | 171 | 229 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 125 | 93 | 9 | -12 | 53 | 939 | 298 | 41 | 17 | .279 | .359 | .363 | .722 |
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