Best MLB Regular Season Records Through 140 games

Which MLB team has the best record through 140 games?

The 1906 Chicago Cubs have the best all-time record through 140 games. They went 106-34 in the first 140 games, and eventually finished the season at 116-36.

Which MLB team had the best start through 140 games but still missed the postseason?

The 1954 New York Yankees started the season 95-45, 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 2011 Boston Red Sox, who were 84-56 through 140 games but didn't make the postseason.

How did the best MLB teams through 140 games perform in the postseason?

Starting in 1892, of the 126 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 140 games, 89.7% of them went on to make the postseason, and 37.3% of them won the World Series. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 140 games and went on to win the World Series are The 2018 Boston Red Sox, the 2016 Chicago Cubs, the 2009 New York Yankees, the 2007 Boston Red Sox and the 1998 New York Yankees.

Best MLB Start Through 140 Games

	Team	Year	Record	Run Differential	Final Record	Final Result
1	Chicago Cubs	1906	106-34	+300	116-36	Lost WS
2	Pittsburgh Pirates	1909	104-36	+249	111-42	Won WS
3	New York Giants	1904	101-39	+281	106-47	No Postseason
4	New York Yankees	1998	100-40	+279	114-48	Won WS
	Seattle Mariners	2001	100-40	+237	116-46	Lost ALCS
	Cleveland Indians	1954	100-40	+215	111-43	Lost WS
	Chicago Cubs	1907	100-40	+155	107-45	Won WS
8	New York Yankees	1927	99-41	+345	110-44	Won WS
9	New York Yankees	1939	98-42	+389	106-45	Won WS
	New York Giants	1905	98-42	+270	105-48	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1932	98-42	+257	107-47	Won WS
12	Los Angeles Dodgers	2022	97-43	+316	111-51	Lost NLDS
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1953	97-43	+258	105-49	Lost WS
	Boston Red Sox	1912	97-43	+218	105-47	Won WS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1931	97-43	+205	107-45	Lost WS
16	Philadelphia Athletics	1929	96-44	+279	104-46	Won WS
	St. Louis Cardinals	1944	96-44	+278	105-49	Won WS
	New York Giants	1912	96-44	+251	103-48	Lost WS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1910	96-44	+223	102-48	Won WS
	Boston Red Sox	2018	96-44	+222	108-54	Won WS
	Brooklyn Superbas	1899	96-44	+221	101-47	No Postseason
	Cleveland Indians	1995	96-44	+207	100-44	Lost WS
	Boston Red Sox	1946	96-44	+202	104-50	Lost WS
	Cincinnati Reds	1919	96-44	+176	96-44	Won WS
25	New York Yankees	1937	95-45	+279	102-52	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1953	95-45	+263	99-52	Won WS
	Baltimore Orioles	1969	95-45	+248	109-53	Lost WS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1911	95-45	+247	101-50	Won WS
	Boston Beaneaters	1898	95-45	+238	102-47	No Postseason
	New York Yankees	1954	95-45	+218	103-51	Missed Playoffs
	New York Yankees	1961	95-45	+192	109-53	Won WS
	Boston Red Sox	1915	95-45	+168	101-50	Won WS
33	New York Yankees	1938	94-46	+270	99-53	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1942	94-46	+266	103-51	Lost WS
	St. Louis Cardinals	1942	94-46	+242	106-48	Won WS
	Chicago Cubs	1909	94-46	+214	104-49	Missed Playoffs
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1942	94-46	+213	104-50	Missed Playoffs
	St. Louis Cardinals	1943	94-46	+177	105-49	Lost WS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1930	94-46	+176	102-52	Won WS
	Baltimore Orioles	1979	94-46	+162	102-57	Lost WS
41	New York Yankees	1936	93-47	+314	102-51	Won WS
	Cincinnati Reds	1975	93-47	+236	108-54	Won WS
	Chicago Cubs	1929	93-47	+230	98-54	Lost WS
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1955	93-47	+222	98-55	Won WS
	Chicago Cubs	1910	93-47	+192	104-50	Lost WS
	Boston Beaneaters	1892	93-47	+189	102-48	No Postseason
	St. Louis Cardinals	2004	93-47	+186	105-57	Lost WS
	Washington Senators	1933	93-47	+186	99-53	Lost WS
	New York Yankees	1941	93-47	+185	101-53	Won WS
	Cincinnati Reds	1940	93-47	+170	100-53	Won WS
	New York Mets	1986	93-47	+170	108-54	Won WS
	New York Giants	1913	93-47	+156	101-51	Lost WS

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Best MLB Records Through 140 Games

Which MLB team has the best record through 140 games?

Which MLB team had the best start through 140 games but still missed the postseason?

How did the best MLB teams through 140 games perform in the postseason?

Best MLB Start Through 140 Games

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