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The all-time best single season record belongs to the Cincinnati Red Stockings, who posted baseball's only perfect record at 67–0 (57–0 against National Association of Base Ball Players clubs) in 1869, prior to Major League baseball.
The New York Yankees have the highest all-time regular season win–loss percentage (.569) in Major League Baseball history. Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, which consists of a total of 30 teams—15 teams in the National League (NL) and 15 in the American League (AL). The NL and AL were formed in 1876 and ...
In Major League Baseball, the winning pitcher is defined as the pitcher who last pitched prior to the half-inning when the winning team took the lead for the last time. [1] There are two exceptions to this rule. The first is that a starting pitcher must complete five innings to earn a win (four innings for a game that lasts five innings on ...
Highest caught-stealing %: Mike LaValliere, 72.73% (1993) [20] Most no-hitters caught: 2, Carlos Ruiz (2010) and Wilson Ramos (2015) ( List of Major League Baseball no-hitters ) Both of Ruiz's no-hitters were by Roy Halladay ; the second was in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Halladay's first career postseason start.
The following is a listing of pitching win and winning percentage records in Major League Baseball. All teams are considered to be members of the American or National Leagues, unless noted. Players denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted. An (r) denotes a player's rookie season.
Josh Beckett's 20 wins in 2007 were best in the American League. Cliff Lee captured the Cy Young Award in 2008 in addition to winning 22 games. Félix Hernández won 19 games in 2009, one of three pitchers to do so. CC Sabathia started Game 1 of the 2009 World Series after winning 19 games for the Yankees that season.
Rank Games Team Season(s) Season record(s) Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Beginning (first victory) End (first defeat) 1 26^ New York Giants: 1916: 86–66 September 7, 1916: 4–1 Brooklyn Robins: September 30, 1916: 3–8 Boston Braves: 2 22 Cleveland Indians: 2017: 102–60 August 24, 2017: 13–6 Boston Red Sox: September 15, 2017: ...
Catcher Josh Gibson, whose career ended in 1946, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. [a] He batted .372 over 14 seasons, mostly with the Homestead Grays. In addition, he also holds the single-season record for highest batting average in major league history at .466 in 1943.