Baseball's Winningest Regular Season Team of the 1970s

Sports Baseball Decade

*** [01] Cincinnati Reds (953-657) *** [02] Baltimore Orioles (944-656) *** [03] Pittsburgh Pirates (916-695) *** [04] Los Angeles Dodgers (910-701) *** [05] Boston Red Sox (895-714) *** [06] New York Yankees (892-715) *** [07] Kansas City Royals (851-760) *** [08] Oakland Athletics (838-772) *** [09] Philadelphia Phillies (812-801) *** [10] Minnesota Twins (812-794) *** [11] St. Louis Cardinals (800-813) *** [12] San Francisco Giants (794-818) *** [13] Houston Astros (793-817) *** [14] Detroit Tigers (789-820) *** [15] Chicago Cubs (785-827) *** [16] California Angels (781-831) *** [17] New York Mets (763-850) *** [18] Chicago White Sox (752-853) *** [19] Montreal Expos (748-862) *** [20] Texas Rangers (747-860) *** [21] Milwaukee Brewers (738-873) *** [22] Cleveland Indians (737-866) *** [23] Atlanta Braves (725-883) *** [24] San Diego Padres (667-942) *** [25] Seattle Mariners (187-297) <1977> *** [26] Toronto Blue Jays (166-318) <1977> -- 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  

16

0

Major League Baseball

Organization

39.13% (45 of 115 votes)

17

1

Cincinnati Reds

Sports Team

29.51% (18 of 61 votes)

25

2

Baltimore Orioles

Sports Team

0% (0 of 0 votes)

5

3

Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)

Sports Team

100% (3 of 3 votes)

20

4

Los Angeles Dodgers

Sports Team

11.11% (2 of 18 votes)

19

5

Boston Red Sox

Sports Team

13.16% (5 of 38 votes)

11

6

New York Yankees

Sports Team

70.12% (568 of 810 votes)

28

7

Kansas City Royals

Sports Team

0% (0 of 1 votes)

2

8

Oakland Athletics

Sports Team

100% (5 of 5 votes)

22

9

Philadelphia Phillies

Sports Team

8.33% (1 of 12 votes)

3

10

Minnesota Twins

Sports Team

100% (1 of 1 votes)

29

11

St. Louis Cardinals

Sports Team

0% (0 of 0 votes)

26

12

San Francisco Giants

Sports Team

0% (0 of 0 votes)

1

13

Houston Astros

Sports Team

100% (1 of 1 votes)

13

14

Detroit Tigers

Sports Team

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

27

15

Chicago Cubs

Sports Team

0% (0 of 1 votes)

21

16

Los Angeles Angels

Sports Team

10.53% (4 of 38 votes)

18

17

New York Mets

Sports Team

26.67% (52 of 195 votes)

14

18

Chicago White Sox

Sports Team

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

6

19

Washington Nationals

Sports Team

100% (1 of 1 votes)

23

19

Montreal Expos

Sports Team

5.88% (1 of 17 votes)

7

20

Washington Senators

Sports Team

100% (2 of 2 votes)

8

20

Texas Rangers

Sports Team

77.00% (4613 of 5991 votes)

4

21

Milwaukee Brewers

Sports Team

100% (1 of 1 votes)

12

22

Cleveland Guardians

Sports Team

55.56% (5 of 9 votes)

15

23

Atlanta Braves

Sports Team

42.14% (59 of 140 votes)

24

24

San Diego Padres

Sports Team

0% (0 of 0 votes)

9

25

Seattle Mariners

Sports Team

75.00% (3 of 4 votes)

10

26

Toronto Blue Jays

Sports Team

71.43% (5 of 7 votes)