The 1984 Detroit Tigers have the best all-time record through 40 games. They went 35-5 in the first 40 games, and eventually finished the season at 104-58.
The 1941 St. Louis Cardinals started the season 31-9, but failed to make the postseason. In the wild card era (1994 and after), the best start to the season which still missed the postseason was the the 2002 Boston Red Sox, who were 29-11 through 40 games but didn't make the postseason.
Starting in 1885, of the 152 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 40 games, 63.8% of them went on to make the postseason, and 26.3% of them won the World Series. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 40 games and went on to win the World Series are The 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers, the 2018 Boston Red Sox, the 2017 Houston Astros, the 2016 Chicago Cubs and the 2007 Boston Red Sox.
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