(Ed.–I bumped this to the top. Good post)
The pitching was roadkill, the hitting kobe beef.
All numbers since 1900
820 Runs 5th most in team history
335 Doubles – Most in team history
222 Home Runs – Most in team history
572 EBH – Most in team history 6th most in NL and 23rd in MLB history
100 scored runs above league average – 5th most in team history
Plus the 100 runs above average place them in a select group of great teams that had achieved the monumental feat of scoring 100 Runs above the league.
But alas they are only the 4th losing team to make the list.
Quite a group
RUNS YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Pirates 1902 193 775 582 2 Dodgers 1953 189 955 766 3 Reds 1976 178 857 679 4 Rockies 1996 177 961 784 5 Rockies 1997 149 923 774 6 Reds 1975 147 840 693 7 Reds 1965 138 825 687 8 Dodgers 1955 136 857 721 9 Giants 1905 135 780 645 10 Giants 1924 133 857 724 T11 Braves 2003 130 907 777 T11 Rockies 2001 130 923 793 13 Dodgers 1949 126 879 753 T14 Pirates 1971 124 788 664 T14 Cubs 1906 124 704 580 16 Braves 1964 122 803 681 17 Giants 1908 121 652 531 T18 Cardinals 1942 119 755 636 T18 Rockies 2000 119 968 849 20 Dodgers 1942 118 741 623 21 Giants 1962 117 878 761 22 Pirates 1925 116 912 796 T23 Giants 1921 112 840 728 T23 Dodgers 1951 112 855 743 T25 Giants 1912 109 823 714 T25 Pirates 1901 109 776 667 27 Phillies 1977 108 847 739 28 Cubs 1929 107 982 875 T29 Pirates 1909 105 701 596 T29 Giants 1904 105 744 639 T31 Cardinals 1901 104 792 688 T31 Phillies 1993 104 877 773 33 Reds 1969 102 798 696 T34 Dodgers 1941 100 800 700 T34 Phillies 1932 100 844 744