Major League Baseball: The Top 20 Road Teams of All Time

The 1906 Chicago Cubs: Greatest Road Team of All Time

Today we wrap up, at least for now, Sports List of the Day‘s brief foray into the world of baseball home-road records.

Here are the previous posts:

1. Top 20 Home Teams of All Time

2. Greatest Road Franchises in Baseball History

3. Greatest Home Franchises in Baseball History

Now it’s time for the greatest individual road teams in baseball history.

It’s tough to win on the road, and it’s only gotten harder over the years. Expansion, talent level, rabid fans, tailor-made parks for pitching and hitting, cross-country travel and more all conspire to make it tough on the visiting team.

So, it’s not surprising that only six post-1950 teams make this list: the top 20 road teams of all time.

Finally, the Yankees take a step back, and would you believe it, it’s two Chicago Cubs teams sitting on top. The 1906 and 1909 Cubs loved playing away from the friendly confines of Wrigley Field. Who would have thought?

Ironically, the Cubs won the World Series in between those years: in 1907 and, for the last time, in 1908. Those two teams made the list, too, a veritable road dynasty.

Where the hell did those 2001 Seattle Mariners come from?

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	TEAM	YEAR	G	W	L	W-L %	Champs?
1.	Chicago Cubs	1906	76	60	15	.800
2.	Chicago Cubs	1909	78	57	20	.740
3.	New York Yankees	1939	75	54	20	.730	Y
4.	Seattle Mariners	2001	81	59	22	.728
5.	Pittsburgh Pirates	1908	78	56	21	.727
6.	Pittsburgh Pirates	1909	75	54	21	.720	Y
7.	New York Giants	1904	74	50	21	.704
8.	New York Giants	1912	78	54	23	.701
9.	Washington Senators	1933	77	53	23	.697
10.	Pittsburgh Pirates	1902	71	47	21	.691
11.	Oakland A’s	1971	80	55	25	.688
11.	St. Louis Cardinals	1928	77	53	24	.688
13.	New York Yankees	1923	76	52	24	.684	Y
14.	Brooklyn Dodgers	1952	75	51	24	.680
15.	Cincinnati Reds	1972	78	53	25	.679
15.	New York Yankees	1927	78	53	25	.679	Y
17.	Montreal Expos	1994	62	42	20	.677
18.	Cleveland Indians	1954	79	52	25	.675
18.	Chicago Cubs	1908	80	52	25	.675	Y
20.	Chicago Cubs	1907	79	53	26	.671	Y

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