American League (AL)
Season Records 1894-1900 (7 seasons)

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AL Season Records
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1925 Boston Red Sox

68.87

2

1924 Chicago White Sox

66.15

3

1942 Washington Senators

65.90

4

1974 California Angels

63.58

5

1918 Boston Red Sox

61.55

6

1924 Detroit Tigers

60.24

7

1992 Baltimore Orioles

58.60

8

1979 Detroit Tigers

57.86

9

2001 Cleveland Indians

55.98

10

1993 Texas Rangers

54.70

11

1986 Boston Red Sox

54.18

12

1927 Washington Senators

53.63

13

2001 Chicago White Sox

53.48

14

1988 California Angels

53.11

15

Urban 'Red' Faber

1914 Chicago White Sox

51.54

16

1934 St. Louis Browns

50.85

17

1965 Chicago White Sox

50.39

18

1930 Cleveland Indians

49.15

19

1995 New York Yankees

48.72

20

2009 Detroit Tigers

48.49

21

1990 Toronto Blue Jays

48.39

22

1970 Minnesota Twins

47.57

23

1961 Minnesota Twins

46.79

24

1995 Minnesota Twins

46.42

25

1919 Boston Red Sox

46.37

26

1984 Seattle Mariners

46.20

27

1995 Boston Red Sox

45.64

28

Justin Verlander

2006 Detroit Tigers

43.51

29

1931 Detroit Tigers

42.89

30

1988 Texas Rangers

42.05

31

1949 Chicago White Sox

41.94

32

1960 Cleveland Indians

41.89

33

1964 Detroit Tigers

41.81

34

1984 Seattle Mariners

41.71

35

Bullet Joe Bush

1913 Philadelphia Athletics

41.64

36

1982 Texas Rangers

41.46

37

1921 New York Yankees

41.09

38

1929 Cleveland Indians

41.04

39

1925 Philadelphia Athletics

40.64

40

1910 New York Highlanders

40.24

41

1938 Cleveland Indians

40.13

42

Floyd Bannister

1979 Seattle Mariners

39.90

43

1994 Baltimore Orioles

39.84

44

1966 Baltimore Orioles

39.76

45

1990 Kansas City Royals

39.55

46

1991 Minnesota Twins

39.54

47

1908 Washington Senators

39.19

48

1977 Baltimore Orioles

38.91

49

1913 Detroit Tigers

38.87

50

1921 Cleveland Indians

38.86

51

2003 Anaheim Angels

38.63

52

1965 Cleveland Indians

38.59

53

1927 Cleveland Indians

37.82

54

1998 Cleveland Indians

37.56

55

1917 Detroit Tigers

37.21

56

1948 St. Louis Browns

37.09

57

Dennis Eckersley

1975 Cleveland Indians

37.03

58

1978 Toronto Blue Jays

37.01

59

1984 Texas Rangers

36.67

60

1980 Toronto Blue Jays

36.65

61

1943 Cleveland Indians

36.52

62

1973 Milwaukee Brewers

36.28

63

1925 St. Louis Browns

36.08

64

1901 Philadelphia Athletics

35.94

65

1939 Detroit Tigers

35.75

66

George Blaeholder

1928 St. Louis Browns

35.65

67

1914 Philadelphia Athletics

34.98

68

1934 Detroit Tigers

34.84

69

1969 California Angels

34.79

70

1990 Seattle Mariners

34.66

71

1972 California Angels

34.49

72

1920 Washington Senators

34.44

73

1978 Baltimore Orioles

34.33

74

Jim 'Catfish' Hunter

1966 Kansas City Athletics

34.27

75

1956 Washington Senators

34.26

76

Doyle Alexander

1973 Baltimore Orioles

34.22

77

1985 Toronto Blue Jays

34.17

78

1924 Washington Senators

34.02

79

2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

33.95

80

1942 Detroit Tigers

33.60

81

1941 Detroit Tigers

33.56

82

1940 Washington Senators

33.44

83

1980 Chicago White Sox

33.35

84

1983 Baltimore Orioles

33.34

85

1953 New York Yankees

33.28

86

1925 Philadelphia Athletics

33.12

87

1983 Minnesota Twins

33.07

88

1991 Cleveland Indians

32.95

89

1931 New York Yankees

32.79

90

General Crowder

1928 St. Louis Browns

32.69

91

1977 New York Yankees

32.65

92

1926 Chicago White Sox

32.52

93

1944 Chicago White Sox

32.17

94

1947 Cleveland Indians

32.10

95

Felix Hernandez

2006 Seattle Mariners

31.89

96

1975 Baltimore Orioles

31.88

97

1916 Cleveland Indians

31.60

98

1949 Philadelphia Athletics

31.56

99

1908 Boston Red Sox

31.24

100

2002 Chicago White Sox

31.13

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1 Comment

Larry Wayne Scofield says:

February 28, 2022 at 6:43 am

I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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