The most wins in a season before the schedule was increased to 162 games was by the 1906 Chicago Cubs who won 116 games. This is still the record for most wins in an MLB regular season. It was tied in 2001 by the Seattle Mariners.
Technically yes, it's two games over a .500 season. With .500 being a 50-50 split between wins and losses. (81 wins/81 losses for a full 162 game season)
The team with the most wins in a 162-game season in Major League Baseball's National League is the 1906 Chicago Cubs, who won 116 games. They set this record during a season when they had a remarkable win-loss record of 116-36. This achievement remains one of the most iconic in baseball history.
The Seattle Mariners posted their best record in 2001. They finished the season with 116 wins and 46 losses. They set the American League record and also tied a Major League record for most wins during a 162-game season.
162, The CHICAGO stockings went undefeated in 1907. it was CRAZYYY!!
40 by the 1962 New York Mets.
The most wins in a season before the schedule was increased to 162 games was by the 1906 Chicago Cubs who won 116 games. This is still the record for most wins in an MLB regular season. It was tied in 2001 by the Seattle Mariners.
The Seattle Mariners have the most wins in a 162 game season with 116 wins in 2001. However, in 1906 the Chicago Cubs had 116 wins in a 152 game season. So technically, the Cubs were 116 - 36 and hold the best record ever in a regular baseball season.
Technically yes, it's two games over a .500 season. With .500 being a 50-50 split between wins and losses. (81 wins/81 losses for a full 162 game season)
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1968 was a standard 162 game season.
When the American League expanded to 10 teams in the 1961 season their schedule was lengthened to 162 games. When the National League expanded to 10 teams in the 1962 season their schedule was lengthened to 162 games.
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Babe Ruth struck out 86 times on average in a 162 game season.
The Seattle Mariners posted their best record in 2001. They finished the season with 116 wins and 46 losses. They set the American League record and also tied a Major League record for most wins during a 162-game season.
They would lose a third of their games, which would be a total of 54 games.
The 1906 Cubs won 116 games, a record that still stands. The 2001 Seattle Mariners also won 116 games, but on a 162-game schedule, compared to the Cubs' 153 game schedule.