The Chicago Colts have put up the most runs by a team in a game, with 36 runs versus the Louisville Colonels on June 29, 1897.
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most runs in a single MLB regular-season game by team| 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 |  | Colts | 36 | 6/29/1897 |  CHI | vs | LOU | W 36-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | White Stockings | 35 | 7/24/1882 | CWS | vs | CLE | W 35-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | White Stockings | 31 | 7/3/1883 | CWS | vs | BUF | W 31-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  | Rangers | 30 | 8/22/2007 |  TEX | @ |  BAL | W 30-3 | 57 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .509 | .569 | .860 | 1.429 |
| 5 |  | Reds | 30 | 6/18/1893 |  CIN | vs | LOU | W 30-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  | Brewers | 30 | 9/10/1891 |  MIL | vs |  WSH | W 30-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Athletics | 30 | 6/26/1890 | PHP | @ | BUF | W 30-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  | Beaneaters | 30 | 6/9/1883 |  BSN | vs | DET | W 30-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | | White Stockings | 30 | 7/22/1876 | CWS | vs | LOU | W 30-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | | Braves | 29 | 9/9/2020 | ATL | vs |  MIA | W 29-9 | 47 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .489 | .569 | .979 | 1.548 |
| 11 |  | White Sox | 29 | 4/23/1955 |  CWS | @ |  KCA | W 29-6 | 54 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .537 | .571 | 1.019 | 1.590 |
| 12 |  | Red Sox | 29 | 6/8/1950 |  BSA | vs |  SLA | W 29-4 | 53 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 60 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .528 | .609 | 1.132 | 1.741 | |
| 13 |  | Phillies | 29 | 8/17/1894 |  PHI | vs | LOU | W 29-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  | Giants | 29 | 6/15/1887 |  NYG | vs | PHN | W 29-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | | Beaneaters | 29 | 6/20/1883 | BSN | vs | PHN | W 29-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  | Blue Jays | 28 | 7/22/2022 |  TOR | @ |  BOS | W 28-5 | 57 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .509 | .556 | .860 | 1.415 |
| 17 |  | Cardinals | 28 | 7/6/1929 |  SLN | @ | PHN | W 28-6 | 53 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 40 | 7 | 2 | .528 | .603 | .755 | 1.358 | |||
| 18 |  | Beaneaters | 28 | 9/3/1896 |  BSN | vs | STL | W 28-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | | Colts | 28 | 8/25/1891 | CHI | vs |  BKN | W 28-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Ward's Wonders | 28 | 7/12/1890 | BKP | vs | BUF | W 28-16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 |  | Athletics | 28 | 4/23/1888 |  PHA | vs | CLE | W 28-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | | Beaneaters | 28 | 8/27/1887 | BSN | vs |  PIT | W 28-14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Browns | 28 | 4/30/1887 | STL | vs | CLE | W 28-11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Grays | 28 | 8/21/1883 | PRO | vs | PHN | W 28-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Dark Blues | 28 | 5/13/1876 | HAR | vs |  NYM | W 28-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for runs going back to the 1901 season.
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