what are the mlb's most runs scored by one team in a game in 1987

The New York Mets had the most runs by a team in a game in 1987, with 23 runs versus the Cubs on August 16, 1987.

Interpreted as:
What are the MLB's most runs scored by one team in a regular-season game in 1987?
TEAM R 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 Mets
Mets
23
8/16/1987
NYM NYM
@
CHC CHC
W
23-10
47
21
4
1
3
22
8
0
8
1
0
56
36
8
0
1
1
0
.447
.518
.766
1.284
2 Cubs
Cubs
22
6/3/1987
CHC CHC
vs
HOU HOU
W
22-7
44
21
3
0
6
21
9
0
6
1
0
54
42
9
0
1
0
1
.477
.556
.955
1.510
3 Reds
Reds
21
9/15/1987
CIN CIN
@
ATL ATL
W
21-6
47
19
3
1
7
21
3
0
9
0
0
51
45
11
1
0
1
0
.404
.440
.957
1.397
4 Rangers
Rangers
20
7/19/1987
TEX TEX
vs
NYY NYY
W
20-3
44
22
5
1
3
19
5
0
4
1
0
49
38
9
0
0
0
2
.500
.551
.864
1.415
5 Blue Jays
Blue Jays
18
9/14/1987
TOR TOR
vs
BAL BAL
W
18-3
44
21
2
0
10
18
4
0
4
0
0
48
53
12
0
0
0
1
.477
.521
1.205
1.725
6 Tigers
Tigers
18
6/7/1987
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
W
18-8
45
21
4
1
4
16
7
0
10
1
1
53
39
9
1
0
1
1
.467
.538
.867
1.405
7 White Sox
White Sox
17
10/3/1987
CWS CWS
vs
OAK OAK
W
17-1
38
16
4
2
0
17
7
0
2
1
0
48
24
6
0
3
0
1
.421
.479
.632
1.111
8 White Sox
White Sox
17
7/5/1987
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
W
17-0
48
21
4
1
2
17
3
0
5
0
0
51
33
7
0
0
0
0
.438
.471
.688
1.158
9 Cardinals
Cardinals
17
5/7/1987
STL STL
@
SDP SDP
W
17-10
45
17
1
1
2
15
7
1
1
1
0
53
26
4
0
0
0
0
.378
.472
.578
1.049
10 Giants
Giants
16
7/29/1987
SFG SFG
@
LAD LAD
W
16-2
42
16
5
0
1
14
5
0
7
0
0
47
24
6
0
0
1
1
.381
.447
.571
1.018
11 Braves
Braves
16
6/19/1987
ATL ATL
vs
CIN CIN
W
16-5
35
15
3
2
2
16
10
0
5
4
0
47
28
7
2
0
1
2
.429
.556
.800
1.356
12 Rangers
Rangers
16
5/29/1987
TEX TEX
@
KCR KCR
W
16-5
41
15
2
0
2
15
8
0
9
0
0
49
23
4
0
0
0
1
.366
.469
.561
1.030
13 Blue Jays
Blue Jays
16
5/14/1987
TOR TOR
@
MIN MIN
W
16-4
46
20
7
0
2
16
5
0
6
2
0
52
33
9
1
0
0
0
.435
.490
.717
1.208
14 Orioles
Orioles
16
4/18/1987
BAL BAL
vs
CLE CLE
W
16-3
41
17
4
0
2
16
9
0
6
0
0
51
27
6
0
1
0
0
.415
.510
.659
1.168
15 Giants
Giants
15
9/27/1987
SFG SFG
@
ATL ATL
W
15-6
41
19
2
2
2
15
9
1
2
0
1
52
31
6
0
1
0
4
.463
.558
.756
1.314
16 Indians
Indians
15
9/5/1987
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
W
15-2
48
22
4
0
2
14
5
0
6
1
0
53
32
6
0
0
0
2
.458
.509
.667
1.176
17 Rangers
Rangers
15
8/25/1987
TEX TEX
@
KCR KCR
W
15-8
42
16
0
2
4
15
4
0
5
3
1
46
32
6
0
0
0
0
.381
.435
.762
1.197
18 Padres
Padres
15
8/14/1987
SDP SDP
vs
CIN CIN
W
15-8
41
17
3
1
2
14
7
0
7
2
1
49
28
6
0
1
1
1
.415
.490
.683
1.173
19 Athletics
Athletics
15
8/10/1987
OAK OAK
@
SEA SEA
W
15-4
38
13
2
2
2
15
7
1
8
2
0
47
25
6
0
1
0
1
.342
.447
.658
1.105
20 Tigers
Tigers
15
8/9/1987
DET DET
vs
NYY NYY
W
15-4
36
14
3
0
4
13
5
0
7
0
0
42
29
7
0
1
0
1
.389
.452
.806
1.258
21 Blue Jays
Blue Jays
15
8/7/1987
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
W
15-1
40
14
3
1
2
13
9
2
3
0
0
52
25
6
0
1
0
1
.350
.481
.625
1.106
22 Phillies
Phillies
15
8/7/1987
PHI PHI
vs
STL STL
W
15-5
36
15
2
0
1
15
6
2
6
1
0
47
20
3
1
2
0
0
.417
.500
.556
1.056
23 Mariners
Mariners
15
8/6/1987
SEA SEA
vs
CAL CAL
W
15-4
37
17
6
2
2
14
7
0
3
0
2
45
33
10
0
1
0
0
.459
.533
.892
1.425
24 Indians
Indians
15
8/4/1987
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
W
15-3
36
13
5
0
2
13
8
1
4
0
0
46
24
7
0
1
1
1
.361
.478
.667
1.145
25 Reds
Reds
15
7/29/1987
CIN CIN
vs
SDP SDP
W
15-5
42
19
5
0
1
14
4
1
6
0
1
47
27
6
0
0
0
1
.452
.511
.643
1.153
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HR

147

9th

R

513

17th

SO

1,003

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ERA

3.70

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
69
49
.585
Mets Mets
63
55
.534
6.0
Marlins Marlins
57
61
.483
12.0
Braves Braves
51
67
.432
18.0
Nationals Nationals
47
71
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22.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
8/12
ATL ATL
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Wed
8/13
ATL ATL
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Thu
8/14
ATL ATL
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Fri
8/15
SEA SEA
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Sat
8/16
SEA SEA
@
NYM NYM
4:10 PM
Last Game
MIL Brewers

73 - 44

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Final

6

NYM Mets

63 - 55

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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
69
49
.585
Mets Mets
63
55
.534
6.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
74
44
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Cubs Cubs
67
50
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6.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
68
50
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Padres Padres
66
52
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AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
69
50
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Red Sox Red Sox
65
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
69
51
.575
Guardians Guardians
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56
.521
6.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
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52
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Mariners Mariners
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53
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
7/26
CLE CLE
@
KCR KCR
1-4
Sat
7/26
WSH WSH
@
MIN MIN
7-2
Sat
7/26
CHC CHC
@
CWS CWS
5-4
Sat
7/26
SDP SDP
@
STL STL
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Sat
7/26
SEA SEA
@
LAA LAA
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
8/12
SEA SEA
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Tue
8/12
PHI PHI
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Tue
8/12
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Tue
8/12
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Tue
8/12
CHC CHC
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM