Baseball Almanac - Record Book : Games Won Records

Games Won by Teams Records

The most game won by a team, the worst record by a team, the most consecutive wins, and other similar records are one of the most asked for items on the internet. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones dealing specifically with games won by the Major League franchises.

"Everything looks better when you win. The girls are prettier, the cigars taste better, and the trees are greener." - Manager Billy Martin

Games Won Franchise Records
Record	Lg	Team(s)	Data
Most (In History) (by a Franchise)	AL	New York	9,192	1901-2006
	NL	San Francisco	10,037	1883-2006
Games Won Single Season Records
Record	Lg	Team(s)	Data
Fewest (In A Season)	AL	Philadelphia	36	1916	Lost 117
	NL	Cleveland	20	1899	Lost 134
Most (In A Month)	AL	New York	28	08-1938	Lost 8
	NL	New York	29	09-1916	Lost 5
Most (In A Season)	AL	Seattle	116	2001	Lost 46
	NL	Chicago	116	1906	Lost 36
Most (In A Season) (At Home)	AL	New York	65	1961	Lost 16
	NL	Cincinnati	64	1975	Lost 17
Most (In A Season) (On The Road)	AL	Seattle	59	2001	Lost 22
	NL	Chicago	60	1906	Lost 15
Games Won Consecutive Season Records
Record	Lg	Team(s)	Data
Most (In A Season) (No Ties)	AL	Oakland	20	08-13-2002
				09-04-2002
	NL	Chicago	21	06-02-1880
				07-08-1880
		Chicago		09-04-1935
				09-27-1935
				Game 2
Most (In A Season) (Ties Ok)	AL	Oakland (0 Ties)	20	08-13-2002
				09-04-2002
	NL	New York (1 Tie)	26	09-07-1916
				09-30-1916
				Game 1
Most (In 2 Seasons)	AL	Baltimore	217	1969-1970	Lost 107
	NL	Chicago	223	1906-1907	Lost 81
Most (In 3 Seasons)	AL	Baltimore	318	1969-1971	Lost 164
	NL	Chicago	322	1906-1908	Lost 130
Most (From Opening Day)	AL	Milwaukee	13	04-06-1987
				04-20-1987
	NL	Atlanta	13	04-06-1982
				04-21-1982
Record	Lg	Team(s)	Data

Here are the teams who have won twenty or more consecutive games from either league in chronological order:

Team	Wins	Ties	At Home Wins
1880 Chicago White Stockings	21	0	11
1884 St. Louis Maroons	20	0	16
1884 Providence Grays	20	0	18
1916 New York Giants	26	1	26
1935 Chicago Cubs	21	0	18
2002 Oakland Athletics	20	0	10

An incredible streak ended at a National League record two-hundred eight games on May 24, 2001, when the Cincinnati Reds were finally shutout by an opponent (the Chicago Cubs) for the first time since 1999.

Did you know that the record for most games won in two consecutive days is five? On September 7, 1896 the Baltimore Orioles won all three games of a triple-header then followed those victories with both ends of a doubleheader on September 8, 1896.

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