Best MLB Regular Season Records Through 60 games

Which MLB team has the best record through 60 games?

The 1912 New York Giants have the best all-time record through 60 games. They went 49-11 in the first 60 games, and eventually finished the season at 103-48.

Which MLB team had the best start through 60 games but still missed the postseason?

The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers started the season 43-17, 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 2003 Seattle Mariners, who were 41-19 through 60 games but didn't make the postseason.

How did the best MLB teams through 60 games perform in the postseason?

Starting in 1885, of the 137 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 60 games, 75.2% of them went on to make the postseason, and 34.3% of them won the World Series. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 60 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 2014 San Francisco Giants.

Best MLB Start Through 60 Games

	Team	Year	Record	Run Differential	Final Record	Final Result
1	New York Giants	1912	49-11	+191	103-48	Lost WS
2	New York Yankees	1939	47-13	+189	106-45	Won WS
	Detroit Wolverines	1886	47-13	+160	87-36	No Postseason
	Seattle Mariners	2001	47-13	+119	116-46	Lost ALCS
	Chicago Cubs	1907	47-13	+73	107-45	Won WS
6	Chicago White Stockings	1885	46-14	+186	87-25	No Postseason
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1902	46-14	+171	103-36	No Postseason
	New York Yankees	1998	46-14	+138	114-48	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1953	46-14	+132	99-52	Won WS
10	Boston Beaneaters	1897	45-15	+193	93-39	No Postseason
	Philadelphia Athletics	1929	45-15	+178	104-46	Won WS
	Chicago White Stockings	1886	45-15	+171	90-34	No Postseason
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1955	45-15	+136	98-55	Won WS
	New York Giants	1885	45-15	+135	85-27	No Postseason
	Brooklyn Superbas	1899	45-15	+126	101-47	No Postseason
	New York Yankees	1928	45-15	+124	101-53	Won WS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1913	45-15	+120	96-57	Won WS
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1909	45-15	+84	111-42	Won WS
19	New York Giants	1904	44-16	+142	106-47	No Postseason
	New York Yankees	2022	44-16	+127	99-63	Lost ALCS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1931	44-16	+125	107-45	Lost WS
	Detroit Tigers	1984	44-16	+108	104-58	Won WS
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1952	44-16	+106	96-57	Lost WS
	New York Mets	1986	44-16	+91	108-54	Won WS
25	New York Yankees	1927	43-17	+158	110-44	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1932	43-17	+144	107-47	Won WS
	Los Angeles Dodgers	2020	43-17	+136	43-17	Won WS
	Baltimore Orioles	1969	43-17	+133	109-53	Lost WS
	Boston Beaneaters	1892	43-17	+124	102-48	No Postseason
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1942	43-17	+118	104-50	Missed Playoffs
	Boston Red Sox	1946	43-17	+109	104-50	Lost WS
	Philadelphia Phillies	1993	43-17	+101	97-65	Lost WS
	New York Yankees	1926	43-17	+97	91-63	Lost WS
	Cincinnati Reds	1970	43-17	+80	102-60	Lost WS
35	Chicago Cubs	2016	42-18	+151	103-58	Won WS
	Los Angeles Dodgers	1974	42-18	+138	102-60	Lost WS
	New York Giants	1905	42-18	+135	105-48	Won WS
	Philadelphia Phillies	1976	42-18	+120	101-61	Lost NLCS
	Atlanta Braves	1998	42-18	+116	106-56	Lost NLCS
	New York Giants	1935	42-18	+112	91-62	Missed Playoffs
	New York Yankees	1942	42-18	+109	103-51	Lost WS
	Baltimore Orioles	1997	42-18	+102	98-64	Lost ALCS
	Houston Astros	2017	42-18	+102	101-61	Won WS
	Cleveland Indians	1995	42-18	+98	100-44	Lost WS
	Chicago Cubs	1918	42-18	+93	84-45	Lost WS
	Cleveland Indians	1954	42-18	+92	111-43	Lost WS
	St. Louis Cardinals	1941	42-18	+63	97-56	Missed Playoffs
48	Cleveland Spiders	1896	41-19	+135	80-48	No Postseason
	St. Louis Cardinals	1944	41-19	+132	105-49	Won WS
	Baltimore Orioles	1894	41-19	+123	89-39	No Postseason
	Chicago Cubs	1906	41-19	+120	116-36	Lost WS
	Tampa Bay Rays	2023	41-19	+118	99-63	Lost ALWC
	Chicago Cubs	1969	41-19	+108	92-70	Missed Playoffs
	Washington Senators	1931	41-19	+106	92-62	Missed Playoffs
	Atlanta Braves	1997	41-19	+105	101-61	Lost NLCS
	Seattle Mariners	2003	41-19	+105	93-69	Missed Playoffs
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1903	41-19	+102	91-49	Lost WS
	New York Giants	1918	41-19	+98	71-53	Missed Playoffs
	Los Angeles Dodgers	2019	41-19	+94	106-56	Lost NLDS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1925	41-19	+91	88-64	Missed Playoffs
	Boston Red Sox	2018	41-19	+90	108-54	Won WS
	Cincinnati Reds	1890	41-19	+90	77-55	No Postseason
	New York Giants	1886	41-19	+90	75-44	No Postseason
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1921	41-19	+89	90-63	Missed Playoffs
	New York Yankees	2018	41-19	+88	100-62	Lost ALDS
	Boston Red Sox	1912	41-19	+86	105-47	Won WS
	Boston Red Sox	1978	41-19	+85	99-64	Missed Playoffs
	Milwaukee Braves	1953	41-19	+80	92-62	Missed Playoffs
	Detroit Tigers	1950	41-19	+77	95-59	Missed Playoffs
	Detroit Tigers	1911	41-19	+67	89-65	Missed Playoffs
	Atlanta Braves	2003	41-19	+66	101-61	Lost NLDS
	Detroit Tigers	1909	41-19	+66	98-54	Lost WS
	Chicago White Sox	2005	41-19	+58	99-63	Won WS
	Cincinnati Reds	1897	41-19	+58	76-56	No Postseason
	Los Angeles Dodgers	1962	41-19	+57	102-63	Missed Playoffs

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Best MLB Records Through 60 Games

Which MLB team has the best record through 60 games?

Which MLB team had the best start through 60 games but still missed the postseason?

How did the best MLB teams through 60 games perform in the postseason?

Best MLB Start Through 60 Games

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