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Is it really the best ever?

Enter a team's record over a stretch of games and see where it ranks against every team-season from 1901–2026.

Stretch
Record
–5
Not quite

6 team-seasons had a better 36-game run, and 15 reached 31–5. As "best ever" claims go, it ranks tied for #7.

Best 36-game runs

2736 team-seasons
#SeasonTeamRunDatesFinal
11906Chicago Cubs34–2Aug 6 – Sep 15115–36
21912New York Giants32–4Apr 16 – Jun 7103–48
21941New York Yankees32–4Jun 19 – Jul 27101–53
21947New York Yankees32–4Jun 14 – Jul 1997–57
21977Kansas City Royals32–4Aug 17 – Sep 23102–60
22017Cleveland Indians32–4Aug 23 – Sep 29102–60
71913New York Giants31–5Jun 23 – Jul 28101–51
71914Philadelphia Athletics31–5Jul 11 – Aug 2498–53
71916New York Giants31–5Aug 25 – Sep 2886–66
71928New York Yankees31–5Apr 24 – Jun 3101–53
71931Philadelphia Athletics31–5May 5 – Jun 13107–45
71936New York Giants31–5Jul 15 – Aug 2392–62
71942St. Louis Cardinals31–5Aug 14 – Sep 17106–48
71944St. Louis Cardinals31–5Jul 23 – Aug 25105–49
71953New York Yankees31–5May 9 – Jun 1899–52
71984Detroit Tigers31–5Apr 3 – May 19104–58
72002Oakland Athletics31–5Jul 31 – Sep 9103–59
72013Los Angeles Dodgers31–5Jul 7 – Aug 1792–70
72017Los Angeles Dodgers31–5Jun 6 – Jul 19104–58
72022Los Angeles Dodgers31–5Jun 29 – Aug 9111–51
72026Boston Red Sox31–5Jun 25 – Aug 687–75
221902Pittsburgh Pirates30–6Apr 17 – May 30102–36
221903Pittsburgh Pirates30–6May 26 – Jul 1191–49
221904New York Giants30–6May 25 – Jul 4106–46
221909Pittsburgh Pirates30–6May 2 – Jun 15110–42

Each team-season counts once, at its best run of that length. Seasons shorter than the stretch are skipped. The Negro Leagues (1920–48, now official MLB records) played shorter seasons, which makes long runs easier to string together, so they're ranked separately unless you include them. Source: MLB Stats API game results, compiled for Answers for Coach's best-stretch study.