List of Major League Baseball 100 win seasons

Over the course of 125 seasons (from 1892 through 2016), 99 teams have won 100 or more games in a single Major League Baseball season. While this makes the feat a relatively common occurrence, the 100-win threshold remains the hallmark of the best teams in a given season.

While there have been 23 seasons with two or more 100-win teams, only five seasons have seen three teams finish above the 100-win threshold in the same season.

1942:

1977:

1998:

2002:

2003:

To date, there have never been four 100-win Major League teams in a single season, and never more than two in a single league.

On eight occasions, the level of high-quality competition within a league or division has resulted in a team winning 100 games but still failing to qualify for postseason play. Six of these eight seasons occurred before the start of the two-division league structure and expanded playoff format introduced in 1969. None have occurred since the first year under the Divisional Series format in 1995.[1] With the Divisional Series and Wild Card format in place today, it is extremely unlikely for a team with a 100-win regular season to fail to qualify for at least a Wild Card berth.[2] The following teams missed the playoffs in spite of winning 100 games during the regular season:

Listed below are the Major League Baseball teams which had seasons of 100 or more wins.

Season Records

Season Franchise League Wins Losses % Manager Finish
1892 [3] Boston Beaneaters NL 102 48 .680 Frank Selee Won National League
1898 [4] Boston Beaneaters NL 102 47 .685 Frank Selee Won National League
1899 [5] Brooklyn Superbas NL 101 47 .682 Ned Hanlon Won National League
1902 [6] Pittsburgh Pirates NL 103 36 .741 Fred Clarke Won National League
1904 [7] New York Giants NL 106 47 .693 John McGraw Won National League
1905 [8] New York Giants NL 105 48 .686 John McGraw Won 1905 World Series
1906 [9] Chicago Cubs NL 116 36 .763 Frank Chance Lost 1906 World Series
1907 [10] Chicago Cubs NL 107 45 .704 Frank Chance Won 1907 World Series
1909 [11] Pittsburgh Pirates NL 110 42 .724 Fred Clarke Won 1909 World Series
1909 [11] Chicago Cubs NL 104 49 .680 Frank Chance Finished 2nd in NL
1910 [12] Chicago Cubs NL 104 50 .675 Frank Chance Lost 1910 World Series
1910 [12] Philadelphia Athletics AL 102 48 .680 Connie Mack Won 1910 World Series
1911 [13] Philadelphia Athletics AL 101 50 .669 Connie Mack Won 1911 World Series
1912 [14] Boston Red Sox AL 105 47 .691 Jake Stahl Won 1912 World Series
1912 [14] New York Giants NL 103 48 .682 John McGraw Lost 1912 World Series
1913 [15] New York Giants NL 101 51 .664 John McGraw Lost 1913 World Series
1915 [16] Boston Red Sox AL 101 50 .669 Bill Carrigan Won 1915 World Series
1915 [16] Detroit Tigers AL 100 54 .649 Hughie Jennings Finished 2nd in AL
1917 [17] Chicago White Sox AL 100 54 .649 Pants Rowland Won 1917 World Series
1927 [18] New York Yankees AL 110 44 .714 Miller Huggins Won 1927 World Series
1928 [19] New York Yankees AL 101 53 .656 Miller Huggins Won 1928 World Series
1929 [20] Philadelphia Athletics AL 104 46 .693 Connie Mack Won 1929 World Series
1930 [21] Philadelphia Athletics AL 102 52 .662 Connie Mack Won 1930 World Series
1931 [22] Philadelphia Athletics AL 107 45 .704 Connie Mack Lost 1931 World Series
1931 [22] St. Louis Cardinals NL 101 53 .656 Gabby Street Won 1931 World Series
1932 [23] New York Yankees AL 107 47 .695 Joe McCarthy Won 1932 World Series
1934 [24] Detroit Tigers AL 101 53 .656 Mickey Cochrane Lost 1934 World Series
1935 [25] Chicago Cubs NL 100 54 .649 Charlie Grimm Lost 1935 World Series
1936 [26] New York Yankees AL 102 51 .667 Joe McCarthy Won 1936 World Series
1937 [27] New York Yankees AL 102 52 .662 Joe McCarthy Won 1937 World Series
1939 [28] New York Yankees AL 106 45 .702 Joe McCarthy Won 1939 World Series
1940 [29] Cincinnati Reds NL 100 53 .654 Bill McKechnie Won 1940 World Series
1941 [30] New York Yankees AL 101 53 .656 Joe McCarthy Won 1941 World Series
1941 [30] Brooklyn Dodgers NL 100 54 .649 Leo Durocher Lost 1941 World Series
1942 [31] St. Louis Cardinals NL 106 48 .688 Billy Southworth Won 1942 World Series
1942 [31] Brooklyn Dodgers NL 104 50 .675 Leo Durocher Finished 2nd in NL
1942 [31] New York Yankees AL 103 51 .669 Joe McCarthy Lost 1942 World Series
1943 [32] St. Louis Cardinals NL 105 49 .682 Billy Southworth Lost 1943 World Series
1944 [33] St. Louis Cardinals NL 105 49 .682 Billy Southworth Won 1944 World Series
1946 [34] Boston Red Sox AL 104 50 .675 Joe Cronin Lost 1946 World Series
1953 [35] Brooklyn Dodgers NL 105 49 .682 Chuck Dressen Lost 1953 World Series
1954 [36] Cleveland Indians AL 111 43 .721 Al Lopez Lost 1954 World Series
1954 [36] New York Yankees AL 103 51 .669 Casey Stengel Finished 2nd in AL
1961 [37] New York Yankees AL 109 53 .673 Ralph Houk Won 1961 World Series
1961 [37] Detroit Tigers AL 101 61 .623 Bob Scheffing Finished 2nd in AL
1962 [38] San Francisco Giants NL 103 62 .624 Al Dark Lost 1962 World Series
1962 [38] Los Angeles Dodgers NL 102 63 .618 Walter Alston Finished 2nd in NL
1963 [39] New York Yankees AL 104 57 .646 Ralph Houk Lost 1963 World Series
1965 [40] Minnesota Twins AL 102 60 .630 Sam Mele Lost 1965 World Series
1967 [41] St. Louis Cardinals NL 101 60 .627 Red Schoendienst Won 1967 World Series
1968 [42] Detroit Tigers AL 103 59 .636 Mayo Smith Won 1968 World Series
1969 [43] Baltimore Orioles AL 109 53 .673 Earl Weaver Lost 1969 World Series
1969 [43] New York Mets NL 100 62 .617 Gil Hodges Won 1969 World Series
1970 [44] Baltimore Orioles AL 108 54 .667 Earl Weaver Won 1970 World Series
1970 [44] Cincinnati Reds NL 102 60 .630 Sparky Anderson Lost 1970 World Series
1971 [45] Baltimore Orioles AL 101 57 .639 Earl Weaver Lost 1971 World Series
1971 [45] Oakland Athletics AL 101 60 .627 Dick Williams Lost 1971 ALCS
1974 [46] Los Angeles Dodgers NL 102 60 .630 Walter Alston Lost 1974 World Series
1975 [47] Cincinnati Reds NL 108 54 .667 Sparky Anderson Won 1975 World Series
1976 [48] Cincinnati Reds NL 102 60 .630 Sparky Anderson Won 1976 World Series
1976 [48] Philadelphia Phillies NL 101 61 .623 Danny Ozark Lost 1976 NLCS
1977 [49] Kansas City Royals AL 102 60 .630 Whitey Herzog Lost 1977 ALCS
1977 [49] Philadelphia Phillies NL 101 61 .623 Danny Ozark Lost 1977 NLCS
1977 [49] New York Yankees AL 100 62 .617 Billy Martin Won 1977 World Series
1978 [50] New York Yankees AL 100 63 .613 Billy Martin, Dick Howser, & Bob Lemon Won 1978 World Series
1979 [51] Baltimore Orioles AL 102 57 .642 Earl Weaver Lost 1979 World Series
1980 [52] New York Yankees AL 103 59 .636 Dick Howser Lost 1980 ALCS
1980 [52] Baltimore Orioles AL 100 62 .617 Earl Weaver Finished 2nd in AL East
1984 [53] Detroit Tigers AL 104 58 .642 Sparky Anderson Won 1984 World Series
1985 [54] St. Louis Cardinals NL 101 61 .623 Whitey Herzog Lost 1985 World Series
1986 [55] New York Mets NL 108 54 .667 Davey Johnson Won 1986 World Series
1988 [56] Oakland Athletics AL 104 58 .642 Tony La Russa Lost 1988 World Series
1988 [56] New York Mets NL 100 60 .625 Davey Johnson Lost 1988 NLCS
1990 [57] Oakland Athletics AL 103 59 .636 Tony La Russa Lost 1990 World Series
1993 [58] Atlanta Braves NL 104 58 .642 Bobby Cox Lost 1993 NLCS
1993 [58] San Francisco Giants NL 103 59 .636 Dusty Baker Finished 2nd in NL West
1995 [59] Cleveland Indians AL 100 44 .694 Mike Hargrove Lost 1995 World Series
1997 [60] Atlanta Braves NL 101 61 .623 Bobby Cox Lost 1997 NLCS
1998 [61] New York Yankees AL 114 48 .704 Joe Torre Won 1998 World Series
1998 [61] Atlanta Braves NL 106 56 .654 Bobby Cox Lost 1998 NLCS
1998 [61] Houston Astros NL 102 60 .630 Larry Dierker Lost 1998 NLDS
1999 [62] Atlanta Braves NL 103 59 .636 Bobby Cox Lost 1999 World Series
1999 [62] Arizona Diamondbacks NL 100 62 .617 Buck Showalter Lost 1999 NLDS
2001 [63] Seattle Mariners AL 116 46 .716 Lou Piniella Lost 2001 ALCS
2001 [63] Oakland Athletics AL 102 60 .630 Art Howe Lost 2001 ALDS
2002 [64] New York Yankees AL 103 58 .640 Joe Torre Lost 2002 ALDS
2002 [64] Oakland Athletics AL 103 59 .636 Art Howe Lost 2002 ALDS
2002 [64] Atlanta Braves NL 101 59 .631 Bobby Cox Lost 2002 NLDS
2003 [65] New York Yankees AL 101 61 .623 Joe Torre Lost 2003 World Series
2003 [65] Atlanta Braves NL 101 61 .623 Bobby Cox Lost 2003 NLDS
2003 [65] San Francisco Giants NL 100 61 .621 Felipe Alou Lost 2003 NLDS
2004 [66] St. Louis Cardinals NL 105 57 .648 Tony LaRussa Lost 2004 World Series
2004 [66] New York Yankees AL 101 61 .623 Joe Torre Lost 2004 ALCS
2005 [67] St. Louis Cardinals NL 100 62 .617 Tony LaRussa Lost 2005 NLCS
2008 [68] Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 100 62 .617 Mike Scoscia Lost 2008 ALDS
2009 [69] New York Yankees AL 103 59 .636 Joe Girardi Won 2009 World Series
2011 [70] Philadelphia Phillies NL 102 60 .630 Charlie Manuel Lost 2011 NLDS
2015 [71] St. Louis Cardinals NL 100 62 .617 Mike Matheny Lost 2015 NLDS
2016 [72] Chicago Cubs NL 103 58 .640 Joe Maddon Won 2016 World Series

See also

References

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