The Surprising MLB Team That Shattered Records and Still Stuns Fans Today
T-11. 43-17 (.717) – 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers
T-11. 43-17 (.717) – 1946 Newark Eagles
13. 116-46 (.716) – 2001 Seattle Mariners
While no team has ever come close to the Cub’s .763 winning percentage, the ‘01 Mariners managed to match their 116-win MLB record. 2001 was outfielder Ichiro Suzuki’s rookie season, where he tied for best batting average in the majors (.350) and led in hits with 242 (just two years before his 262 hits broke the modern era record). Ichiro ultimately won the MVP award and Rookie of the Year, but the Mariners did not fare as well as he did. Though Seattle beat the Indians in the ALDS, they lost 4-1 to Derek Jeter’s New York Yankees in the ALCS. In doing so, they’ve gone down in history as the first team to win over 110 games but fall short of making the World Series – a stage the franchise has yet to reach in any season.



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