Longest Winning Streaks To Start An MLB Season

Which MLB team has the longest winning streak to start a season?

The 2023 Tampa Bay Rays, the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers and the 1982 Atlanta Braves share the MLB record for the longest winning streak within the same season at 13 straight games.

Which MLB team started the season with longest winning streak, but missed the postseason?

The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers didn't make the MLB Postseason despite starting the season with a 13 game winning streak, which is the MLB record.

Which MLB team had the longest winning streak to start the season and then went on to win the World Series?

The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers have the record for the longest winning streak to start a season in which they went on to win the World Series, at 10 games.

Longest Winning Streaks To Start An MLB Season

	Team	Year	Winning Streak	Result
1	Tampa Bay Rays	2023	13	Lost ALWC
	Milwaukee Brewers	1987	13	Missed Playoffs
	Atlanta Braves	1982	13	Lost NLCS
4	Oakland Athletics	1981	11	Lost ALCS
5	Cleveland Indians	1966	10	Missed Playoffs
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1962	10	Missed Playoffs
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1955	10	Won WS
8	Kansas City Royals	2003	9	Missed Playoffs
	Cincinnati Reds	1990	9	Won WS
	Detroit Tigers	1984	9	Won WS
	St. Louis Browns	1944	9	Lost WS
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1940	9	Missed Playoffs
	New York Giants	1918	9	Missed Playoffs
	Boston Beaneaters	1888	9	No Postseason
15	Chicago White Sox	1982	8	Missed Playoffs
	Cincinnati Reds	1980	8	Missed Playoffs
	Philadelphia Phillies	1915	8	Lost WS
18	Baltimore Orioles	2016	7	Lost ALWC
	Kansas City Royals	2015	7	Won WS
	San Francisco Giants	2003	7	Lost NLDS
	Texas Rangers	1996	7	Lost ALDS
	Atlanta Braves	1994	7	No Postseason
	St. Louis Cardinals	1962	7	Missed Playoffs
	Cleveland Indians	1952	7	Missed Playoffs
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1938	7	Missed Playoffs
	Chicago Cubs	1934	7	Missed Playoffs
	New York Yankees	1933	7	Missed Playoffs
	New York Giants	1930	7	Missed Playoffs
	Cincinnati Reds	1919	7	Won WS
	St. Louis Perfectos	1899	7	No Postseason
31	Detroit Tigers	2015	6	Missed Playoffs
	Texas Rangers	2011	6	Lost WS
	San Francisco Giants	2002	6	Lost WS
	Cleveland Indians	1998	6	Lost ALCS
	New York Yankees	1992	6	Missed Playoffs
	Toronto Blue Jays	1992	6	Won WS
	Chicago White Sox	1991	6	Missed Playoffs
	Houston Astros	1987	6	Missed Playoffs
	Seattle Mariners	1985	6	Missed Playoffs
	Detroit Tigers	1985	6	Missed Playoffs
	Los Angeles Dodgers	1981	6	Won WS
	Texas Rangers	1979	6	Missed Playoffs
	Minnesota Twins	1968	6	Missed Playoffs
	St. Louis Cardinals	1967	6	Won WS
	Cleveland Indians	1959	6	Missed Playoffs
	Cleveland Indians	1948	6	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1927	6	Won WS
	Cleveland Indians	1923	6	Missed Playoffs
	Chicago White Sox	1920	6	Missed Playoffs
	Boston Red Sox	1918	6	Won WS
	Detroit Tigers	1911	6	Missed Playoffs
	Cincinnati Reds	1897	6	No Postseason
	Boston Beaneaters	1891	6	No Postseason
	Chicago White Stockings	1888	6	No Postseason