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Listed below are the Major League Baseball teams with the best season won-lost records in history, as determined by winning percentage (.700 or better), minimum 120 games played.
Records
[edit]- Legend
| Year | Franchise | League | W | L | Percentage | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 116 | 36 | .763 | Lost 1906 World Series |
| 1986 | New York Mets | NL | 108 | 54 | .667 | Won 1986 World Series |
| 1902 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 103 | 36 | .741 | National League Champions |
| 1886 | Chicago White Stockings | NL | 90 | 34 | .726 | Lost 1886 World Series |
| 1909 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 110 | 42 | .724 | Won 1909 World Series |
| 1954 | Cleveland Indians | AL | 111 | 43 | .721 | Lost 1954 World Series |
| 2001 | Seattle Mariners | AL | 116 | 46 | .716 | Lost 2001 ALCS |
| 1927 | New York Yankees | AL | 110 | 44 | .714 | Won 1927 World Series |
| 1886 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 87 | 36 | .707 | 2nd place in National League |
| 1897 | Boston Beaneaters | NL | 93 | 39 | .705 | Lost 1897 Temple Cup |
| 1907 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 107 | 45 | .704 | Won 1907 World Series |
| 1931 | Philadelphia Athletics | AL | 107 | 45 | .704 | Lost 1931 World Series |
| 1887 | St. Louis Browns | AA | 95 | 40 | .704 | Lost 1887 World Series |
| 1998 | New York Yankees | AL | 114 | 48 | .704 | Won 1998 World Series |
| 1939 | New York Yankees | AL | 106 | 45 | .702 | Won 1939 World Series |
Other teams
[edit]Several 19th century teams played .700 ball or better over shorter schedules, where there is much less of the "evening out" effect of a lengthier season. The 1876 Chicago White Stockings won the National League's first pennant with a 52-14 record (.788). Chicago won the 1880 NL pennant with a record of 67-17 (.798), which stands as the overall percentage record between the National or the American League, and would project to a record of 129-33 under the modern schedule of 162 games.
The all-time best single season record belongs to the St. Louis Maroons of the 1884 Union Association. Playing in a league that lasted only one season and was quite lopsided in talent distribution, and generally disorganized (six teams played close to full schedules while six more came and went during the course of the year), the Maroons went 94-19 (.832), or the equivalent of 134-28 under the modern schedule. The Maroons joined the National League for 1885 and, playing against stiffer competition, went 36-72.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Records and statistics at Baseball Reference
- Baseball Almanac study of best teams of all time
- Excerpts from "Baseball Dynasties" by Neyer and Epstein
- Neyer, Rob, and Eddie Epstein. Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time. Norton, 2000, 384 p.