Here are the composite standings for the years 1920-1929. Not only does this period comprise the decade of the 1920s, it also makes up the entire history of the three-division era.
Code:
TEAM W L PCT PS WC BEST MW
Baltimore 902 639 .585 6 4 1st (6) 99
Oakland 836 704 .543 4 2 1st (4) 98
Cleveland 829 711 .538 2 0 1st (1) 98
Cincinnati 820 720 .532 2 0 1st (2) 99
Philadelphia 816 724 .530 5 0 1st (4) 98
Los Angeles 815 725 .529 2 0 2nd (3) 90
San Francisco 810 730 .526 4 2 1st (3) 98
Pittsburgh 800 740 .519 4 0 1st (4) 101
Detroit 787 753 .511 3 1 1st (2) 92
Sacramento 780 760 .506 1 0 1st (1) 85
New York Giants 772 768 .501 0 0 2nd (3) 83
Seattle 772 768 .501 1 0 1st (1) 86
Brooklyn 770 770 .500 1 0 2nd (2) 91
St. Louis 753 787 .489 0 0 3rd (2) 79
San Diego 752 788 .488 2 1 1st (1) 91
New York Yankees 750 791 .487 2 0 1st (1) 89
Chicago Cubs 744 796 .483 0 0 2nd (1) 85
Chicago White Sox 734 806 .477 0 0 3rd (2) 82
Washington 729 811 .473 0 0 2nd (1) 88
Kansas City 721 819 .468 0 0 2nd (1) 84
Milwaukee 717 823 .466 0 0 4th (2) 80
Portland 702 838 .456 0 0 5th (3) 80
Boston 692 848 .449 0 0 3rd (2) 84
Hollywood 678 862 .440 0 0 2nd (1) 84
PS= post-season appearances
WC= World Series championships
BEST= best finish in divisional standings; how many times this
was accomplished in parentheses
MW= most wins in a single season
- I was a little surprised to learn that the Orioles have been 66 games better than ANYONE else. In their WORST season, the Os finished 13 games over .500. I knew they were good, but still...
- The 1929 Pirates (101-53) are the only team to win at least 100 games in a season. Three teams have lost at least 100 games: the 1926 Stars (54-100), the 1925 Beavers (53-101) and the hapless 1922 Red Sox (50-104).
- Every team has had a winning record at least once. In the cases of Hollywood and Boston, it has happened exactly once.