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List Of Best Major League Baseball Season Win–loss Records
Listed below are the Major League Baseball teams with the best season win–loss records, as determined by winning percentage (.700 or better). Season records Since the season was expanded to 162 games in 1961, only two teams have managed a winning percentage of .700 or higher in a full season (which requires 114 or more wins): the 1998 New York Yankees and the 2001 Seattle Mariners. ;Legend *NL = National League *AL = American League *AA = American Association *- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. Pre-1886 teams With shorter schedules (fewer than 100 games before 1884), it was more common for teams to finish with .700 or better winning percentages, as there was less of the evening-out effect of a longer season, and some seasons had multiple teams, with three in 1884 (between the three leagues that year) and in 1885. In the list below (minimum 15 games played), six teams finished with better overall winning percentages than the 1906 Cubs, three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The NL and AL were formed in 1876 and 1901, respectively. Beginning in 1903, the two leagues signed the National Agreement and cooperated but remained legally separate entities until 2000, when they merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball. MLB is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. It is also included as one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Baseball's first all-professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded in 1869. Before that, some teams had secretly paid certain players. The first few decades of professional baseball were characterized by rivalries between leagues and by players who often jumped from one te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
