[Highlander]

Franchise Recap

Based on all of the above, the Atlanta Braves have the best record in league history with a .519 winning percentage. The most playoff appearances belong to the St. Louis Cardinals with 29 and the team with the most World Series Championships are the New York Yankees with 11.

The team with the best record in the history of the league was the 1988 Philadelphia Phillies who went 111 and 51. They, like so many of the "best" teams of each franchise, they did not win the World Series.

There were really not a lot of dynasties in the league, but ones that might qualify are the 1982-89 Toronto Blue Jays who had 7 playoff appearances and 4 World Series titles, the 1901-1904 Pirates who won titles all 4 years, the 1969-74 Reds who had 5 playoff appearances and 2 titles....and the argument could be made for a couple more who had some good 3 or 4 year runs. Overall, however, the league was pretty balanced.

One reason for that, as I have recently discovered, is how many players were handled as far as contracts. Many good to great players changed teams multiple times in their careers without signing multi-year contracts. In fact, many guys signed minor league deals every year with a different team. Some of the greatest players in the league did this many times. Not sure if it was a setting I had in effect or a flaw in the game, but it happened many times. It definitely led to some teams getting a lot better or worse very quickly!