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- Updated: May 7, 2016
11:58 AM ET
The St. Louis Cardinals are on pace to be the best worst team in baseball history, if you care to see it that way.
Through their first 30 games, the Cardinals have a run differential of plus-43. That’s on pace for a plus-232 mark by season’s end, and yet the Cardinals are only .500 (15-15).
Since 1900, every team to finish a season with a run differential of plus-200 or better has had a win percentage of at least .570, Elias Sports Bureau research shows.
By a number of measures, the Cardinals’ offense has been one of the most productive in baseball. Entering Saturday, they are first in extra-base hits (112), second in runs scored (164), tied for third in home runs (41) and third in run differential (plus-43).
So, why don’t they have a better record?
Run polarity
All or nothing
The St. Louis Cardinals’ offense by runs scored this season
RunsGamesMLBrank8 or more101st1 or fewer92nd
The Cardinals have scored eight or more runs …
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