Baseball's Winningest Regular Season Team of the 1980s

Sports Baseball Decade

*** [01] New York Yankees (854-708) *** [02] Detroit Tigers (839-727) *** [03] Kansas City Royals (826-734) *** [04] Los Angeles Dodgers (825-741) *** [05] St. Louis Cardinals (825-734) *** [06] Boston Red Sox (821-742) *** [07] Houston Astros (819-750) *** [08] Toronto Blue Jays (817-746) *** [09] New York Mets (816-743) *** [10] Montreal Expos (811-752) *** [11] Milwaukee Brewers (804-760) *** [12] Oakland Athletics (803-764) *** [13] Baltimore Orioles (800-761) *** [14] California Angels (783-783) *** [15] Philadelphia Phillies (783-780) *** [16] Cincinnati Reds (781-783) *** [17] San Francisco Giants (773-795) *** [18] San Diego Padres (762-805) *** [19] Chicago White Sox (758-802) *** [20] Chicago Cubs (735-821) *** [21] Minnesota Twins (733-833) *** [22] Pittsburgh Pirates (732-825) *** [23] Texas Rangers (720-839) *** [24] Atlanta Braves (712-845) *** [25] Cleveland Indians (710-849) *** [26] Seattle Mariners (673-893) -- Strikes in 1981 and 1994 shortened those seasons -- The schedule increased from 154 to 162 games in 1961 -- Playoff games that are not part of the official playoffs are considered regular season games -- Many teams have changed nicknames -- Arizona Diamondbacks began play in 1998 -- Atlanta Braves also played in Boston and Milwaukee -- Baltimore Orioles were originally the St. Louis Browns who played in 1901 as the Milwaukee Brewers -- Colorado Rockies began play in 1993 -- Florida Marlins began play in 1993 -- Houston Astros began play in 1962 -- Kansas City Royals began play in 1969 -- Los Angeles Angels began play in 1961 -- Los Angeles Dodgers also played in Brooklyn -- Milwaukee Brewers began play in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots -- Minnesota Twins were originally the Washington Senators -- New York Mets began play in 1962 -- New York Yankees were originally the Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) -- Oakland Athletics also played in Philadelphia and Kansas City -- San Diego Padres began play in 1969 -- San Francisco Giants also played in New York -- Seattle Mariners began play in 1977 -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays began play in 1998 -- Texas Rangers began play in 1961 as the Washington Senators (2nd edition) -- Washington Nationals began play in 1969 as the Montreal Expos (Both are represented equally)

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Vote RankingList Ranking  

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0

Major League Baseball

Organization

39.13% (45 of 115 votes)

10

1

New York Yankees

Sports Team

70.12% (568 of 810 votes)

12

2

Detroit Tigers

Sports Team

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

27

3

Kansas City Royals

Sports Team

0% (0 of 1 votes)

19

4

Los Angeles Dodgers

Sports Team

11.11% (2 of 18 votes)

28

5

St. Louis Cardinals

Sports Team

0% (0 of 0 votes)

18

6

Boston Red Sox

Sports Team

13.16% (5 of 38 votes)

1

7

Houston Astros

Sports Team

100% (1 of 1 votes)

9

8

Toronto Blue Jays

Sports Team

71.43% (5 of 7 votes)

17

9

New York Mets

Sports Team

26.67% (52 of 195 votes)

6

10

Washington Nationals

Sports Team

100% (1 of 1 votes)

22

10

Montreal Expos

Sports Team

5.88% (1 of 17 votes)

4

11

Milwaukee Brewers

Sports Team

100% (1 of 1 votes)

2

12

Oakland Athletics

Sports Team

100% (5 of 5 votes)

24

13

Baltimore Orioles

Sports Team

0% (0 of 0 votes)

20

14

Los Angeles Angels

Sports Team

10.53% (4 of 38 votes)

21

15

Philadelphia Phillies

Sports Team

8.33% (1 of 12 votes)

16

16

Cincinnati Reds

Sports Team

29.51% (18 of 61 votes)

25

17

San Francisco Giants

Sports Team

0% (0 of 0 votes)

23

18

San Diego Padres

Sports Team

0% (0 of 0 votes)

13

19

Chicago White Sox

Sports Team

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

26

20

Chicago Cubs

Sports Team

0% (0 of 1 votes)

3

21

Minnesota Twins

Sports Team

100% (1 of 1 votes)

5

22

Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)

Sports Team

100% (3 of 3 votes)

7

23

Texas Rangers

Sports Team

77.00% (4613 of 5991 votes)

14

24

Atlanta Braves

Sports Team

42.14% (59 of 140 votes)

11

25

Cleveland Guardians

Sports Team

55.56% (5 of 9 votes)

8

26

Seattle Mariners

Sports Team

75.00% (3 of 4 votes)