Baseball's Winningest Regular Season Team of the 1940s

Sports Baseball Decade

*** [01] St. Louis Cardinals (960-580) *** [02] New York Yankees (929-611) *** [03] Brooklyn Dodgers (894-646) *** [04] Boston Red Sox (854-683) *** [05] Detroit Tigers (834-705) *** [06] Cleveland Indians (800-731) *** [07] Cincinnati Reds (767-769) *** [08] Pittsburgh Pirates (756-776) *** [09] Chicago Cubs (736-802) *** [10] New York Giants (724-808) *** [11] Boston Braves (719-808) *** [12] Chicago White Sox (707-820) *** [13] St. Louis Browns (698-833) *** [14] Washington Senators (677-858) *** [15] Philadelphia Athletics (638-898) *** [16] Philadelphia Phillies (584-951) -- Strikes in 1981 and 1994 shortened those seasons -- The schedule increased from 154 to 162 games in 1961 -- Playoff games that are not part of the official playoffs are considered regular season games -- Many teams have changed nicknames -- Arizona Diamondbacks began play in 1998 -- Atlanta Braves also played in Boston and Milwaukee -- Baltimore Orioles were originally the St. Louis Browns who played in 1901 as the Milwaukee Brewers -- Colorado Rockies began play in 1993 -- Florida Marlins began play in 1993 -- Houston Astros began play in 1962 -- Kansas City Royals began play in 1969 -- Los Angeles Angels began play in 1961 -- Los Angeles Dodgers also played in Brooklyn -- Milwaukee Brewers began play in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots -- Minnesota Twins were originally the Washington Senators -- New York Mets began play in 1962 -- New York Yankees were originally the Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) -- Oakland Athletics also played in Philadelphia and Kansas City -- San Diego Padres began play in 1969 -- San Francisco Giants also played in New York -- Seattle Mariners began play in 1977 -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays began play in 1998 -- Texas Rangers began play in 1961 as the Washington Senators (2nd edition) -- Washington Nationals began play in 1969 as the Montreal Expos (Both are represented equally)

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Vote RankingList Ranking  

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0

Major League Baseball

Organization

39.13% (45 of 115 votes)

17

1

St. Louis Cardinals

Sports Team

0% (0 of 0 votes)

6

2

New York Yankees

Sports Team

70.31% (573 of 815 votes)

14

3

Los Angeles Dodgers

Sports Team

11.11% (2 of 18 votes)

13

4

Boston Red Sox

Sports Team

13.16% (5 of 38 votes)

9

5

Detroit Tigers

Sports Team

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

7

6

Cleveland Guardians

Sports Team

55.56% (5 of 9 votes)

12

7

Cincinnati Reds

Sports Team

29.51% (18 of 61 votes)

3

8

Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)

Sports Team

100% (3 of 3 votes)

16

9

Chicago Cubs

Sports Team

0% (0 of 1 votes)

1

10

San Francisco Giants

Sports Team

100% (1 of 1 votes)

10

11

Atlanta Braves

Sports Team

42.14% (59 of 140 votes)

8

12

Chicago White Sox

Sports Team

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

5

13

St. Louis Browns

Sports Team

100% (3 of 3 votes)

4

14

Washington Senators

Sports Team

100% (2 of 2 votes)

2

15

Oakland Athletics

Sports Team

100% (5 of 5 votes)

15

16

Philadelphia Phillies

Sports Team

8.33% (1 of 12 votes)