Best MLB Regular Season Records Through 70 games

Which MLB team has the best record through 70 games?

The 1912 New York Giants have the best all-time record through 70 games. They went 56-14 in the first 70 games, and eventually finished the season at 103-48.

Which MLB team had the best start through 70 games but still missed the postseason?

The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers started the season 50-20, 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 48-22 through 70 games but didn't make the postseason.

How did the best MLB teams through 70 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 70 games, 76.2% of them went on to make the postseason, and 33.3% of them won the World Series. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 70 games and went on to win the World Series are The 2018 Boston Red Sox, the 2017 Houston Astros, the 2016 Chicago Cubs, the 2014 San Francisco Giants and the 2007 Boston Red Sox.

Best MLB Start Through 70 Games

	Team	Year	Record	Run Differential	Final Record	Final Result
1	New York Giants	1912	56-14	+195	103-48	Lost WS
2	Chicago White Stockings	1885	55-15	+237	87-25	No Postseason
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1902	55-15	+211	103-36	No Postseason
	Detroit Wolverines	1886	55-15	+189	87-36	No Postseason
5	New York Yankees	1939	53-17	+224	106-45	Won WS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1929	53-17	+193	104-46	Won WS
	New York Giants	1885	53-17	+155	85-27	No Postseason
	New York Yankees	1928	53-17	+153	101-53	Won WS
	Seattle Mariners	2001	53-17	+132	116-46	Lost ALCS
	Chicago Cubs	1907	53-17	+78	107-45	Won WS
11	New York Giants	1904	52-18	+186	106-47	No Postseason
	New York Yankees	2022	52-18	+146	99-63	Lost ALCS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1913	52-18	+135	96-57	Won WS
	Detroit Tigers	1984	52-18	+134	104-58	Won WS
15	Baltimore Orioles	1969	51-19	+160	109-53	Lost WS
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1955	51-19	+135	98-55	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1998	51-19	+125	114-48	Won WS
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1909	51-19	+86	111-42	Won WS
19	Boston Beaneaters	1897	50-20	+202	93-39	No Postseason
	Chicago White Stockings	1886	50-20	+192	90-34	No Postseason
	New York Yankees	1927	50-20	+185	110-44	Won WS
	New York Giants	1905	50-20	+168	105-48	Won WS
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1942	50-20	+150	104-50	Missed Playoffs
	Philadelphia Phillies	1976	50-20	+144	101-61	Lost NLCS
	Philadelphia Athletics	1931	50-20	+135	107-45	Lost WS
	Boston Beaneaters	1892	50-20	+132	102-48	No Postseason
	Boston Red Sox	1946	50-20	+126	104-50	Lost WS
	Chicago Cubs	1918	50-20	+114	84-45	Lost WS
29	New York Yankees	1932	49-21	+152	107-47	Won WS
	St. Louis Cardinals	1944	49-21	+149	105-49	Won WS
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1903	49-21	+136	91-49	Lost WS
	New York Giants	1935	49-21	+129	91-62	Missed Playoffs
	Chicago Cubs	1906	49-21	+127	116-36	Lost WS
	Cleveland Indians	1995	49-21	+117	100-44	Lost WS
	Boston Red Sox	1978	49-21	+116	99-64	Missed Playoffs
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1952	49-21	+109	96-57	Lost WS
	Philadelphia Phillies	1993	49-21	+105	97-65	Lost WS
	New York Mets	1986	49-21	+97	108-54	Won WS
	Cincinnati Reds	1970	49-21	+77	102-60	Lost WS
40	New York Yankees	1937	48-22	+192	102-52	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1936	48-22	+166	102-51	Won WS
	Tampa Bay Rays	2023	48-22	+138	99-63	Lost ALWC
	New York Yankees	1923	48-22	+133	98-54	Won WS
	Atlanta Braves	1998	48-22	+131	106-56	Lost NLCS
	New York Giants	1886	48-22	+121	75-44	No Postseason
	New York Yankees	1926	48-22	+120	91-63	Lost WS
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1921	48-22	+117	90-63	Missed Playoffs
	Seattle Mariners	2003	48-22	+116	93-69	Missed Playoffs
	Brooklyn Superbas	1899	48-22	+110	101-47	No Postseason
	Boston Red Sox	1912	48-22	+106	105-47	Won WS
	New York Yankees	1953	48-22	+106	99-52	Won WS
	Baltimore Orioles	1997	48-22	+105	98-64	Lost ALCS
	Boston Red Sox	2018	48-22	+104	108-54	Won WS
	New York Yankees	2018	48-22	+103	100-62	Lost ALDS
	Cleveland Indians	1954	48-22	+91	111-43	Lost WS
	Chicago White Sox	2005	48-22	+69	99-63	Won WS

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Best MLB Records Through 70 Games

Which MLB team has the best record through 70 games?

Which MLB team had the best start through 70 games but still missed the postseason?

How did the best MLB teams through 70 games perform in the postseason?

Best MLB Start Through 70 Games

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