Baseball's Winningest Regular Season Team of the 1950s

Sports Baseball Decade

*** [01] New York Yankees (955-582) *** [02] Los Angeles Dodgers (913-630) *** [03] Cleveland Indians (904-634) *** [04] Milwaukee Braves (854-687) *** [05] Chicago White Sox (847-693) *** [06] San Francisco Giants (822-721) *** [07] Boston Red Sox (814-725) *** [08] St. Louis Cardinals (776-763) *** [09] Philadelphia Phillies (767-773) *** [10] Cincinnati Reds (741-798) *** [11] Detroit Tigers (738-802) *** [12] Chicago Cubs (672-866) *** [13] Washington Senators (640-898) *** [14] Baltimore Orioles (632-905) *** [15] Kansas City Athletics (624-915) *** [16] Pittsburgh Pirates (616-923) -- 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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