In Season 72, only one team managed to win 100 games and it was exactly 100 wins. That got me thinking, how many times has 100 wins happened in Mantle and how does that compare to MLB. As it turns out, in MLB history there have been 119 teams that won 100 games. The Yankees have done it the most at 21 times and the most number of teams to win 100 games in a season is 4 (2019 and 2022). Obviously in HBD we have 32 teams and have always had 162 games in a season, so I would expect more than MLB. Here's what I found in the data:
Through Season 74, there have been 160 times where a team won at least 100 games, an average of 2.16 per season. The most number of 100-win teams in a season has been 5 and that has happened three times in the world's history:
- Season 17
- Season 50
- Season 70
There have been five instances where no team won 100 games and the last time that happened was over 30 seasons ago:
- Season 4
- Season 27
- Season 31
- Season 38
- Season 41
The franchises with the most 100-win seasons are the current Toronto franchise and the now departed Monterrey franchise with 17 each. Anaheim is the only other franchise with double digit 100-win seasons at 14. There are four franchises that have never won 100 games: Dover, Oklahoma City, New York, and Vancouver. 13 of the 32 franchises have not won 100 games more than 3 times, or roughly 40% of the league. So even though it does happen in our world more often, it's still not very common and most teams haven't done it much. I hope you found all of this information interesting.
By the way, the most wins in league history is 120 by the Norfolk franchise in Season 17, and that team actually ended up losing in the World Series! My next post will talk more about the top ten teams by record of all time. Stay tuned!
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