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Who is the greatest baseball team ever?
The 1927 New York Yankees are the best MLB team of all time.
Did the Seattle Mariners ever won the World Series?
The Mariners are one of six Major League Baseball teams who have never won a World Series championship, and they are the only team to have never played in a World Series….
| Seattle Mariners | |
|---|---|
| World Series titles (0) | None |
| AL Pennants (0) | None |
| West Division titles (3) | 1995 1997 2001 |
| Wild card berths (1) | 2000 |
Has any team swept the World Series?
Their World Series sweep was the first by an NL team since the Cincinnati Reds swept the Oakland Athletics in the 1990 series and the first NL sweep not by the Reds since 1963, when the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the New York Yankees….
| 2012 World Series | |
|---|---|
| Radio | ESPN KNBR (SF) WXYT/WXYT-FM (DET) |
Which MLB team has the most playoff appearances?
The quick answer is the New York Yankees with 55 postseason berths. From 1903, the first World Series, through 2019, MLB has had 450 teams advance to its postseason. Of the original sixteen teams, those who were on the diamonds in 1903, the Chicago White Sox have done the worst, with a piddling nine berths.
What MLB team has the most playoff wins?
New York Yankees
MLB Team Stats, 2000 – 2021
| Rank | Team | Playoff Series Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Yankees | 18 |
| 2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 17 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14 |
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | 16 |
Why didn’t the 2002 Giants make the playoffs?
The 2002 team missed out on the postseason thanks to playing in baseball’s strongest division. Despite having the reigning league MVP in Ichiro and winning 93 games, Seattle finished third in the AL West behind the Moneyball A’s and eventual World Series champion Angels. The 1993 Giants couldn’t have had worse timing.
How many times have the Orioles made the playoffs since 1980?
An O’s team that included a pair of franchise icons — a veteran Jim Palmer and a young Eddie Murray — was only 1 1/2 games back of the Yankees when September began. But New York held on down the stretch. The Orioles have made the playoffs six times since 1980 all with fewer than 100 wins.
Why didn’t the 1981 Reds go to the playoffs?
The list also doesn’t include the curious case of the 1981 Reds, who missed the playoffs despite having the best overall record in the National League West — because of a midseason strike, the season was split into two halves, and the 66-42 Reds finished second in their division in both.
What was MLB’s best record when a strike ended a season?
Not on this list: the 1994 Expos, who didn’t have a postseason to miss — they had MLB’s best record at 74-40 when a strike ended the season.