Runs being scored over the course of a season by a team during a game, an inning, and a few other variations are presented in this runs scored record book. Records are presented in alphabetical order and ties within records are alphabetized. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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Runs Scored Records for MLB TeamsSeason Records for Runs Scores by MLB Teams |
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Runs Scored Record | LG | Team(s) | Data | ||
Fewest Runs Scored In A Season by League Leader |
AL | Philadelphia | 622 | 1905 | |
NL | St. Louis | 590 | 1915 | ||
Fewest Runs Scored In A Season by Pennant Winner |
AL | Boston | 550 | 1916 | |
NL | Chicago | 571 | 1907 | ||
Fewest Runs Scored In A Season |
AL | Washington | 380 | 1909 | |
NL | St. Louis | 372 | 1908 | ||
Most Runs Scored In A Season (In Any Month) |
AL | New York | 275 | 08-1938 | |
NL | Philadelphia | 312 | 08-1894 | ||
Most Runs Scored In A Season |
AL | New York | 1,067 | 1931 | |
NL | Boston | 1,220 | 1894 | ||
Most Runs Scored In A Season in Home Games |
AL | Boston | 625 | 1950 | |
NL | Colorado | 658 | 1996 | ||
Most Runs Scored In A Season in Away Games |
AL | New York | 591 | 1930 | |
NL | Chicago | 492 | 1929 | ||
Most Runs Scored In A Season by Pennant Winner |
AL | New York | 1,065 | 1936 | |
NL | Baltimore | 1,170 | 1894 | ||
Runs Scored Record | LG | Team(s) | Data | ||
Runs Scored Records for MLB TeamsGame Records for Runs Scores by MLB Teams |
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Runs Scored Record | LG | Team(s) | Data | ||
Most Runs Scored In A Doubleheader By Both Teams |
AL | Boston 35 vs Philadelphia 19 | 54 | 07-04-1939 | |
07-04-1939 | |||||
NL | Boston 43 at Cincinnati 11 | 54 | 08-21-1894 | ||
08-21-1894 | |||||
Most Runs Scored In A Doubleheader By One Team |
AL | Texas 39 (vs Baltimore 10) | 39 | 08-22-2007 | |
08-22-2007 | |||||
NL | Boston 43 (at Cincinnati 11) | 43 | 08-21-1894 | ||
Most Runs Scored In A Game by Both Teams |
AL | Boston 22 vs Philadelphia 14 | 36 | 06-29-1950 | |
Boston 19 vs Texas 17 | 08-12-2008 | ||||
NL | Chicago 26 vs Philadelphia 23 | 49 | 08-25-1922 | ||
Most Runs Scored In A Game by One Team |
AL | Texas 30 (vs Baltimore 3) | 30 | 08-22-2007 | |
NL | Chicago 36 (vs Louisville 7) | 36 | 06-29-1897 | ||
Most Runs Scored In Any Inning By Both Teams |
AL | Cleveland 13 vs Boston 6 | 19 | 04-10-1977 | |
8th Inning | |||||
NL | Chicago 18 vs Detroit 0 | 18 | 09-06-1883 | ||
7th Inning | |||||
Most Runs Scored In Any Inning By One Team |
AL | Boston 17 (vs Detroit 0) | 17 | 06-18-1953 | |
7th Inning | |||||
NL | Chicago 18 (vs Detroit 0) | 18 | 09-06-1883 | ||
7th Inning | |||||
Most Runs Scored On Opening Day |
AL | Cleveland 21 vs St. Louis 14 | 35 | 04-14-1925 | |
NL | Philadelphia 19 at Boston 17 | 36 | 04-19-1900 | ||
Runs Scored Record | LG | Team(s) | Data | ||
Runs Scored Records for MLB TeamsInning-by-Inning Records for Runs Scores by MLB Teams |
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Runs Scored Record | LG | Team(s) | Data | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 1st Inning (1 Team) |
AL | Cleveland (vs Philadelphia) | 14 | 06-18-1950 | |
Boston (vs Florida) | 06-27-2003 | ||||
NL | Boston (vs Baltimore) | 16 | 06-18-1894 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 1st Inning (Both Teams) |
AL | Oakland 13 vs California 3 | 16 | 07-05-1996 | |
NL | Boston 16 vs Baltimore 0 | 16 | 06-18-1894 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 2nd Inning (1 Team) |
AL | Cleveland (at New York) | 14 | 04-18-2009 | |
NL | New York (vs Cleveland) | 13 | 07-19-1890 | ||
Atlanta (vs Houston) | 09-20-1972 | ||||
San Diego (vs Pittsburgh) | 05-31-1994 | ||||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 2nd Inning (Both Teams) |
AL | Chicago 8 vs New York 8 | 16 | 08-02-2007 | |
NL | New York 13 vs Cleveland 0 | 13 | 07-19-1890 | ||
Chicago 10 vs Philadelphia 3 | 08-25-1922 | ||||
Brooklyn 11 vs New York 2 | 04-29-1930 | ||||
Atlanta 13 vs Houston 0 | 09-20-1972 | ||||
San Diego 13 vs Pittsburgh 0 | 05-31-1994 | ||||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 3rd Inning (1 Team) |
AL | New York (vs Washington) | 12 | 09-11-1949 | |
NL | Cleveland (vs Washington) | 14 | 08-07-1889 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 3rd Inning (Both Teams) |
AL | Boston 8 vs Detroit 5 | 13 | 07-02-1995 | |
NL | Cleveland 14 vs Washington 0 | 14 | 08-07-1889 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 4th Inning (1 Team) |
AL | Chicago (vs Washington) | 13 | 09-26-1943 | |
NL | Hartford (vs New York) | 15 | 05-13-1876 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 4th Inning (Both Teams) |
AL | Chicago 12 vs Philadelphia 2 | 14 | 06-10-1952 | |
Detroit 8 vs Minnesota 6 | 07-28-2021 | ||||
NL | Hartford 15 vs New York 0 | 15 | 05-13-1876 | ||
Chicago 14 vs Philadelphia 1 | 08-25-1922 | ||||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 5th Inning (1 Team) |
AL | New York (vs Washington) | 14 | 07-06-1920 | |
NL | Chicago (vs Pittsburgh) | 13 | 08-16-1890 | ||
Colorado (vs San Francisco) | 05-05-2016 | ||||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 5th Inning (Both Teams) |
AL | Texas 10 vs Detroit 8 | 18 | 05-08-2004 | |
NL | Colorado 13 vs San Francisco 4 | 17 | 05-05-2016 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 6th Inning (1 Team) |
AL | Cleveland (vs Boston) | 13 | 07-07-1923 | |
Detroit (vs New York) | 06-17-1925 | ||||
NL | Montreal (vs San Francisco) | 13 | 05-07-1997 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 6th Inning (Both Teams) |
AL | Philadelphia 10 vs New York 5 | 15 | 09-05-1912 | |
Detroit 10 vs Minnesota 5 | 06-13-1967 | ||||
NL | New York 10 vs Cincinnati 5 | 15 | 06-12-1979 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 7th Inning (1 Team) |
AL | Boston (vs Detroit) | 17 | 06-18-1953 | |
NL | Chicago (vs Detroit) | 18 | 09-06-1883 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 7th Inning (Both Teams) |
AL | Boston 17 vs Detroit 0 | 17 | 06-18-1953 | |
NL | Chicago 18 vs Detroit 0 | 18 | 09-06-1883 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 8th Inning (1 Team) |
AL | Texas (vs Baltimore) | 16 | 04-19-1996 | |
NL | Brooklyn (vs Cincinnati) | 13 | 08-08-1954 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 8th Inning (Both Teams) |
AL | Cleveland 13 vs Boston 6 | 19 | 04-10-1977 | |
NL | New York 11 vs Pittsburgh 3 | 14 | 05-25-1954 | ||
Brooklyn 13 vs Cincinnati 1 | 08-08-1954 | ||||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 9th Inning (1 Team) |
AL | California (vs Texas) | 13 | 09-14-1978 | |
Detroit (vs Texas) | 08-08-2001 | ||||
NL | Baltimore (vs Boston) | 14 | 04-24-1894 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 9th Inning (Both Teams) |
AL | Toronto 11 vs Seattle 4 | 15 | 07-20-1984 | |
NL | Boston 10 vs New York 7 | 17 | 06-20-1912 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 10th Inning (1 Team) |
AL | Minnesota (vs Oakland) | 11 | 06-21-1969 | |
NL | Boston (vs New York) | 10 | 06-17-1887 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 10th Inning (Both Teams) |
AL | Minnesota 11 vs Oakland 1 | 12 | 06-21-1969 | |
NL | New York 6 vs Brooklyn 5 | 11 | 04-24-1955 | ||
Arizona 6 vs Los Angeles 5 | 09-27-2011 | ||||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 11th Inning (1 Team) |
AL | Philadelphia (vs Detroit) | 8 | 05-01-1951 | |
Texas (vs Seattle) | 09-23-1991 | ||||
Seattle (vs Kansas City) | 09-08-2002 | ||||
NL | Kansas City (vs Detroit) | 10 | 07-21-1886 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 11th Inning (Both Teams) |
AL | Seattle 6 vs Boston 5 | 11 | 05-16-1969 | |
NL | New York 6 vs Chicago 5 | 11 | 06-30-1979 | ||
Pittsburgh 6 vs Chicago 5 | 04-21-1991 | ||||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 12th Inning (1 Team) |
AL | New York (vs Detroit) | 11 | 07-26-1928 | |
NL | Chicago (vs Pittsburgh) | 9 | 07-23-1923 | ||
Most Runs Scored By Inning 12th Inning (Both Teams) |
AL | New York 8 vs Detroit 3 | 11 | 05-14-1923 | |
New York 11 vs Detroit 0 | 07-26-1928 | ||||
NL | Chicago 9 vs Pittsburgh 0 | 9 | 07-23-1923 | ||
New York 8 vs Brooklyn 1 | 05-30-1940 | ||||
Houston 8 vs Cincinnati 1 | 06-02-1966 | ||||
San Diego 5 vs Houston 4 | 07-05-1969 | ||||
Runs Scored Record | LG | Team(s) | Data | ||
Runs Scored in EVERY Inning by a TeamMLB Teams Who Scored in Every Inning | A.L. Record is 8-Innings | N.L. Record is 9-Innings |
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Runs Scored Record | LG | Team | Opponent | Date | Box | |
Runs Scored in EVERY Inning (A.L. Record is 8-Innings) (N.L. Record is 9-Innings) |
AA | Columbus | Pittsburgh | 06-14-1883 | |
Kansas City | Brooklyn | 05-20-1889 | |||
AL | Boston | Cleveland | 09-16-1903 | ||
Cleveland | Boston | 07-07-1923 | |||
New York | St. Louis | 07-26-1939 | |||
Chicago | Boston | 05-11-1949 | |||
Kansas City | Oakland | 09-14-1998 | |||
New York | Toronto | 04-29-2006 | |||
Detroit | Colorado | 08-02-2014 | |||
Chicago | Cleveland | 09-12-2016 | |||
FL | Pittsburgh | Baltimore | 07-01-1915 | ||
NL | Cleveland | Boston | 08-15-1889 | ||
Washington | Boston | 06-22-1894 | |||
Cleveland | Philadelphia | 07-12-1894 | |||
Chicago | Louisville | 06-29-1897 | |||
New York | Philadelphia | 06-01-1923 | |||
St. Louis | Chicago | 09-13-1964 | |||
Colorado | Chicago | 05-05-1999 | |||
Runs Scored Record | LG | Team | Opponent | Date | Box | |
Runs Scored Team Records | Research by Baseball Almanac |
In 1930 Chicago, of the National League, set the Major League record by scoring more runs (218) against one club - Philadelphia - than any other team.
The 1894 Boston Beaneaters set the Major League record for the team with the most one-hundred run hitters with seven.
Did you know that on September 4, 1902, Boston played Pittsburgh in a double header and they combined to score the fewest runs by both teams during a double header with one?