Which MLB team has the best record through 45 games?

The 1912 New York Giants and 1928 New York Yankees tie for the best all-time record through 45 games. They each went 37-8 in the first 45 games. The 1912 New York Giants had a better run differential through 45 games, +149 vs +114.

Which MLB team had the best start through 45 games but still missed the postseason?

The 1911 Detroit Tigers started the season 33-12, 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 32-13 through 45 games but didn't make the postseason.

How did the best MLB teams through 45 games perform in the postseason?

Starting in 1885, of the 147 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 45 games, 69.4% of them went on to make the postseason, and 27.2% of them won the World Series. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 45 games and went on to win the World Series are The 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers, the 2017 Houston Astros, the 2016 Chicago Cubs, the 2007 Boston Red Sox and the 2005 Chicago White Sox.

Best MLB Start Through 45 Games

Team Year Record Run Differential Final Record Final Result
1 New York Giants 1912 37-8 +149 103-48 Lost WS
New York Yankees 1928 37-8 +114 101-53 Won WS
3 Chicago White Stockings 1885 36-9 +161 87-25 No Postseason
New York Yankees 1939 36-9 +142 106-45 Won WS
Detroit Wolverines  1886 36-9 +112 87-36 No Postseason
Detroit Tigers 1984 36-9 +104 104-58 Won WS
Boston Red Sox 1946 36-9 +96 104-50 Lost WS
8 New York Giants 1905 35-10 +145 105-48 Won WS
Pittsburgh Pirates 1902 35-10 +135 103-36 No Postseason
New York Giants 1885 35-10 +124 85-27 No Postseason
New York Yankees 1998 35-10 +103 114-48 Won WS
Philadelphia Athletics 1913 35-10 +80 96-57 Won WS
Chicago Cubs 1907 35-10 +62 107-45 Won WS
14 Philadelphia Athletics 1929 34-11 +130 104-46 Won WS
New York Yankees 1953 34-11 +100 99-52 Won WS
Brooklyn Superbas 1899 34-11 +98 101-47 No Postseason
Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 34-11 +94 98-55 Won WS
Philadelphia Athletics 1931 34-11 +92 107-45 Lost WS
New York Yankees 1942 34-11 +91 103-51 Lost WS
Brooklyn Dodgers 1952 34-11 +77 96-57 Lost WS
21 Boston Beaneaters 1897 33-12 +161 93-39 No Postseason
Baltimore Orioles  1894 33-12 +148 89-39 No Postseason
Boston Beaneaters 1889 33-12 +110 83-45 No Postseason
Chicago White Stockings 1886 33-12 +107 90-34 No Postseason
Boston Beaneaters 1892 33-12 +105 102-48 No Postseason
Baltimore Orioles  1897 33-12 +97 90-40 No Postseason
New York Yankees 1926 33-12 +86 91-63 Lost WS
New York Giants 1923 33-12 +84 95-58 Lost WS
Cleveland Indians 1995 33-12 +81 100-44 Lost WS
Cincinnati Reds 1990 33-12 +78 91-71 Won WS
Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 33-12 +78 98-64 Lost WS
Seattle Mariners 2001 33-12 +67 116-46 Lost ALCS
Pittsburgh Pirates 1909 33-12 +55 111-42 Won WS
Detroit Tigers 1911 33-12 +53 89-65 Missed Playoffs
35 Tampa Bay Rays 2023 32-13 +121 99-63 Lost ALWC
Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 32-13 +106 102-60 Lost WS
New York Giants 1903 32-13 +100 84-55 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Dodgers 2020 32-13 +98 43-17 Won WS
New York Yankees 1955 32-13 +98 96-58 Lost WS
Tampa Bay Rays 2010 32-13 +97 96-66 Lost ALDS
Boston Red Sox 2002 32-13 +94 93-69 Missed Playoffs
Brooklyn Dodgers 1942 32-13 +92 104-50 Missed Playoffs
Cleveland Indians 1999 32-13 +92 97-65 Lost ALDS
Atlanta Braves 1998 32-13 +89 106-56 Lost NLCS
Baltimore Orioles 1969 32-13 +89 109-53 Lost WS
Philadelphia Phillies 1976 32-13 +88 101-61 Lost NLCS
Atlanta Braves 1997 32-13 +85 101-61 Lost NLCS
Cincinnati Reds 1890 32-13 +82 77-55 No Postseason
Chicago White Sox 1951 32-13 +80 81-73 Missed Playoffs
Brooklyn Dodgers 1941 32-13 +76 100-54 Lost WS
Cleveland Naps 1913 32-13 +76 86-66 Missed Playoffs
New York Yankees 1950 32-13 +75 98-56 Won WS
Chicago Cubs 1918 32-13 +74 84-45 Lost WS
New York Giants 1935 32-13 +74 91-62 Missed Playoffs
New York Yankees 2022 32-13 +73 99-63 Lost ALCS
Baltimore Orioles 1970 32-13 +70 108-54 Won WS
New York Yankees 1958 32-13 +70 92-62 Won WS
New York Yankees 1994 32-13 +70 70-43 No Postseason
Chicago White Sox 1957 32-13 +69 90-64 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Phillies 1913 32-13 +66 88-63 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco Giants 1971 32-13 +64 90-72 Lost NLCS
Cincinnati Reds 1970 32-13 +61 102-60 Lost WS
New York Mets 1986 32-13 +61 108-54 Won WS
St. Louis Cardinals 1941 32-13 +52 97-56 Missed Playoffs
Oakland Athletics 1972 32-13 +49 93-62 Won WS
Brooklyn Dodgers 1940 32-13 +25 88-65 Missed Playoffs
New York Mets 1972 32-13 +25 83-73 Missed Playoffs

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