The highest-scoring game by one team in MLB history is 36 runs, scored by the Chicago Colts (now the Chicago Cubs) on August 25, 1922, against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Cubs scored in every inning of the game and got six hits and a home run out of shortstop Barry McCormick. The second-highest scoring game by one team is 30 runs, scored by the Texas Rangers against the Baltimore Orioles on August 22, 2007. The following is a list of the most runs scored by one team in an MLB game, with 25 being the cutoff:
- 30 runs: Texas Rangers (30) vs. Baltimore Orioles (3) on Aug. 22, 2007
- 29 runs: Boston Red Sox (29) vs. St. Louis Browns (4) on June 8, 1950
- 28 runs: Toronto Blue Jays (28) vs. Boston Red Sox (5) on Sept. 14, 1987
- 27 runs: Cleveland Indians (27) vs. New York Yankees (3) on July 4, 1923
- 26 runs: Chicago Cubs (26) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (23) on Aug. 25, 1922
- 26 runs: New York Giants (26) vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (8) on July 3, 1929
- 26 runs: Boston Red Sox (26) vs. Miami Marlins (10) on June 27, 2003
- 25 runs: New York Giants (25) vs. Cincinnati Reds (13) on June 9, 1901
- 25 runs: Brooklyn Superbas (25) vs. Cincinnati Reds (6) on Sept. 23, 1901
- 25 runs: Cleveland Indians (25) vs. Philadelphia Athletics (7) on May 11, 1930
- 25 runs: New York Yankees (25) vs. Philadelphia Athletics (2) on May 24, 1936
- 25 runs: Boston Red Sox (25) vs. Miami Marlins (8) on June 27, 2003
It is worth noting that the highest-scoring game in MLB history is the August 25, 1922 game between the Cubs and Phillies, which ended with a total of 49 runs scored by both teams.
