which team holds the single-season record in wins decided by exactly one run

The San Francisco Giants have the most wins by a team with a run differential of exactly 1 in a season, with 42 wins in 1978.

	TEAM	W	DIFF	SEASON	L	W%	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Giants	42	42	1978	0	1.000	42	1,384	153	347	59	10	27	140	154	2	230	28	13	1,592	507	96	42	10	29	23	.251	.325	.366	.691
2	Mets	41	41	1969	0	1.000	41	1,365	136	307	36	11	23	130	132	6	294	18	8	1,539	434	70	29	7	18	18	.225	.295	.318	.613
3	Reds	41	41	1940	0	1.000	41	1,368	159	352	66	9	21	140	130	6	129	24		1,539	499	96	35			28	.257	.324	.365	.689
4	Orioles	40	40	1974	0	1.000	40	1,389	147	332	55	2	23	134	151	17	197	46	19	1,596	460	80	27	12	21	26	.239	.319	.331	.650
5	Orioles	40	40	1970	0	1.000	40	1,361	169	326	58	8	44	161	191	10	260	20	15	1,589	532	110	18	9	26	17	.240	.335	.391	.726
6	Reds	39	39	1985	0	1.000	39	1,350	178	369	58	6	27	164	155	7	198	49	18	1,555	520	91	31	12	22	31	.273	.348	.385	.734
7	Astros	39	39	1979	0	1.000	39	1,311	142	338	45	15	14	137	136	4	188	65	23	1,493	455	74	33	9	29	31	.258	.327	.347	.674
8	Giants	38	38	2019	0	1.000	38	1,365	161	341	80	5	41	154	130	11	354	12	8	1,526	554	126	9	11	10	40	.250	.318	.406	.724
9	Royals	38	38	1993	0	1.000	38	1,331	177	373	70	12	32	166	109	15	201	35	18	1,483	563	114	14	14	18	22	.280	.338	.423	.761
10	Giants	38	38	1982	0	1.000	38	1,317	160	334	52	11	38	149	163	5	214	42	14	1,502	522	101	11	6	21	28	.254	.337	.396	.733
11	White Sox	38	38	1972	0	1.000	38	1,227	147	295	42	7	35	134	141	6	238	32	10	1,402	456	84	23	5	23	24	.240	.321	.372	.692
12	White Sox	38	38	1967	0	1.000	38	1,280	114	271	41	7	25	106	135	9	215	34	17	1,458	401	73	26	8	23	15	.212	.290	.313	.603
13	Yankees	38	38	1943	0	1.000	38	1,257	132	307	50	11	23	130	162	8	118	12		1,451	448	84	24			31	.244	.334	.356	.691
14	Braves	37	37	1993	0	1.000	37	1,227	131	289	51	6	33	123	123	8	225	31	17	1,389	451	90	18	13	15	25	.236	.306	.368	.674
15	Pirates	37	37	1992	0	1.000	37	1,315	141	340	58	11	21	136	149	6	199	23	9	1,510	483	90	26	14	30	25	.259	.334	.367	.701
16	Cardinals	37	37	1991	0	1.000	37	1,228	158	326	45	12	17	140	138	6	184	63	28	1,396	446	74	14	10	15	17	.265	.340	.363	.703
17	Rangers	37	37	1990	0	1.000	37	1,251	138	318	60	5	16	126	137	8	247	29	9	1,422	436	81	16	10	20	34	.254	.329	.349	.678
18	Dodgers	37	37	1976	0	1.000	37	1,248	142	319	47	7	24	132	115	4	160	30	12	1,396	452	78	20	9	21	27	.256	.318	.362	.680
19	Phillies	37	37	1968	0	1.000	37	1,235	114	294	45	8	15	104	101	6	214	14	14	1,374	400	68	22	10	22	37	.238	.297	.324	.620
20	Angels	37	37	1966	0	1.000	37	1,233	132	280	44	17	30	123	135	10	236	23	10	1,411	448	91	25	8	20	19	.227	.307	.363	.670
21	Reds	37	37	1944	0	1.000	37	1,248	113	307	52	6	11	107	99	4	92	12		1,384	404	69	33			23	.246	.303	.324	.627
22	Indians	37	37	1917	0	1.000	37	1,143	134	275	59	12	5		142	8	138	49		1,358	373	76	65				.241	.329	.326	.655
23	Terrapins	37	37	1914	0	1.000	37	1,111	136	291	45	14	8	109	120	7		41		1,281	388	67	43				.262	.338	.349	.687
24	Cubs	37	37	1907	0	1.000	37	1,165	109	250	34	8	3		112	17	126	52		1,342	309	45	48				.215	.293	.265	.558
25	Mariners	36	36	2018	0	1.000	36	1,237	140	300	57	6	32	132	99	16	275	21	11	1,370	465	95	12	6	7	24	.243	.306	.376	.682

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