Best MLB Regular Season Records Through 30 games

Which MLB team has the best record through 30 games?

The 1984 Detroit Tigers have the best all-time record through 30 games. They went 26-4 in the first 30 games, and eventually finished the season at 104-58.

Which MLB team had the best start through 30 games but still missed the postseason?

The 1911 Detroit Tigers and 1907 New York Giants both started the season 25-5, 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 23-7 through 30 games but didn't make the postseason.

How did the best MLB teams through 30 games perform in the postseason?

Starting in 1885, of the 149 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 30 games, 59.7% of them went on to make the postseason, and 26.2% of them won the World Series. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 30 games and went on to win the World Series are The 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers, the 2018 Boston Red Sox, the 2016 Chicago Cubs, the 2013 Boston Red Sox and the 2007 Boston Red Sox.

Best MLB Start Through 30 Games

	Team	Year	Record	Run Differential	Final Record	Final Result
1	Detroit Tigers	1984	26-4	+91	104-58	Won WS
2	Pittsburgh Pirates	1902	25-5	+112	103-36	No Postseason
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1955	25-5	+80	98-55	Won WS
	Detroit Tigers	1911	25-5	+64	89-65	Missed Playoffs
	New York Giants	1907	25-5	+63	82-71	Missed Playoffs
6	Tampa Bay Rays	2023	24-6	+106	99-63	Lost ALWC
	Chicago White Stockings	1885	24-6	+104	87-25	No Postseason
	Chicago Cubs	2016	24-6	+102	103-58	Won WS
	New York Giants	1885	24-6	+99	85-27	No Postseason
	New York Giants	1905	24-6	+99	105-48	Won WS
	New York Giants	1912	24-6	+95	103-48	Lost WS
	New York Yankees	1939	24-6	+95	106-45	Won WS
	Detroit Wolverines	1886	24-6	+76	87-36	No Postseason
	Los Angeles Dodgers	1977	24-6	+75	98-64	Lost WS
	Oakland Athletics	1981	24-6	+74	64-45	Lost ALCS
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1921	24-6	+72	90-63	Missed Playoffs
	Boston Red Sox	1946	24-6	+67	104-50	Lost WS
	New York Yankees	1958	24-6	+67	92-62	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1928	24-6	+63	101-53	Won WS
	Chicago Cubs	1907	24-6	+41	107-45	Won WS
21	Boston Beaneaters	1889	23-7	+88	83-45	No Postseason
	Chicago White Stockings	1886	23-7	+82	90-34	No Postseason
	Boston Red Sox	2002	23-7	+80	93-69	Missed Playoffs
	New York Yankees	2003	23-7	+80	101-61	Lost WS
	Cincinnati Reds	1898	23-7	+77	92-60	No Postseason
	New York Giants	1918	23-7	+68	71-53	Missed Playoffs
	Oakland Athletics	1988	23-7	+66	104-58	Lost WS
	Chicago White Sox	1912	23-7	+59	78-76	Missed Playoffs
	Cincinnati Reds	1990	23-7	+59	91-71	Won WS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1931	23-7	+56	107-45	Lost WS
	Seattle Mariners	2001	23-7	+55	116-46	Lost ALCS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1910	23-7	+51	102-48	Won WS
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1952	23-7	+49	96-57	Lost WS
	New York Yankees	1998	23-7	+48	114-48	Won WS
	Chicago White Sox	1919	23-7	+47	88-52	Lost WS
	New York Giants	1945	23-7	+47	78-74	Missed Playoffs
	Chicago White Sox	2005	23-7	+42	99-63	Won WS
	New York Giants	1925	23-7	+42	86-66	Missed Playoffs
	Philadelphia Phillies	1993	23-7	+29	97-65	Lost WS
	New York Mets	1972	23-7	+27	83-73	Missed Playoffs
41	New York Yankees	1932	22-8	+88	107-47	Won WS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1929	22-8	+87	104-46	Won WS
	Tampa Bay Rays	2010	22-8	+84	96-66	Lost ALDS
	Los Angeles Dodgers	2020	22-8	+79	43-17	Won WS
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1942	22-8	+72	104-50	Missed Playoffs
	Baltimore Orioles	1897	22-8	+70	90-40	No Postseason
	San Francisco Giants	1962	22-8	+70	103-62	Lost WS
	Atlanta Braves	1997	22-8	+68	101-61	Lost NLCS
	New York Yankees	1923	22-8	+68	98-54	Won WS
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1941	22-8	+66	100-54	Lost WS
	New York Yankees	1950	22-8	+65	98-56	Won WS
	Boston Red Sox	2018	22-8	+63	108-54	Won WS
	Philadelphia Phillies	1911	22-8	+60	79-73	Missed Playoffs
	Philadelphia Phillies	1976	22-8	+59	101-61	Lost NLCS
	Baltimore Orioles	1970	22-8	+57	108-54	Won WS
	Boston Beaneaters	1892	22-8	+57	102-48	No Postseason
	Philadelphia Athletics	1925	22-8	+54	88-64	Missed Playoffs
	Chicago White Sox	1957	22-8	+53	90-64	Missed Playoffs
	Cincinnati Reds	1970	22-8	+53	102-60	Lost WS
	New York Giants	1952	22-8	+53	92-62	Missed Playoffs
	Chicago White Sox	1965	22-8	+52	95-67	Missed Playoffs
	New York Yankees	2022	22-8	+52	99-63	Lost ALCS
	New York Mets	1986	22-8	+51	108-54	Won WS
	New York Giants	1919	22-8	+50	87-53	Missed Playoffs
	St. Louis Cardinals	2015	22-8	+48	100-62	Lost NLDS
	New York Mets	1988	22-8	+47	100-60	Lost NLCS
	San Francisco Giants	1966	22-8	+47	93-68	Missed Playoffs
	New York Giants	1923	22-8	+44	95-58	Lost WS
	Oakland Athletics	1990	22-8	+42	103-59	Lost WS
	San Francisco Giants	1971	22-8	+42	90-72	Lost NLCS
	Minnesota Twins	2001	22-8	+39	85-77	Missed Playoffs
	Philadelphia Phillies	1913	22-8	+39	88-63	Missed Playoffs
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1895	22-8	+39	71-61	No Postseason
	Minnesota Twins	1979	22-8	+33	82-80	Missed Playoffs
	Los Angeles Dodgers	1983	22-8	+26	91-71	Lost NLCS
	Philadelphia Phillies	1995	22-8	+20	69-75	Missed Playoffs
	Cincinnati Reds	1912	22-8	+16	75-78	Missed Playoffs

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Best MLB Records Through 30 Games

Which MLB team has the best record through 30 games?

Which MLB team had the best start through 30 games but still missed the postseason?

How did the best MLB teams through 30 games perform in the postseason?

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