All-Time MLB Historical Record Rankings Eighth-Place Leaderboard (1901–2026)

The 8th in MLB history from 1901 through the 2025 season

From the 1901 season through the 2025 season, the number of times each team finished 8th in the standings, along with the corresponding seasons.

Rank	Team	Times & Seasons
1	Detroit Tigers	11 (1973,1965,1959,1958,1957,1956,1955,1938,1927,1922,1905)
2	Cincinnati Reds	9 (1985,1980,1969,1968,1967,1928,1917,1909,1903)
2	Cleveland Indians	9 (2019,2018,2013,2000,1947,1942,1941,1931,1930)
3	Philadelphia Phillies	8 (1986,1978,1975,1953,1949,1932,1910,1908)
4	New York Yankees	6 (2021,2017,2008,1987,1918,1916)
4	Pittsburgh Pirates	6 (1948,1945,1943,1919,1913,1904)
4	St. Louis Cardinals	6 (2011,1993,1974,1929,1923,1901)
5	Baltimore Orioles	5 (2016,1994,1992,1984,1963)
5	Boston Red Sox	5 (1982,1970,1937,1935,1934)
5	Chicago Cubs	5 (1944,1939,1926,1924,1915)
5	Chicago White Sox	5 (2020,1961,1940,1925,1911)
5	Texas Rangers	5 (2023,2015,2012,1999,1977)

All-Time MLB Historical Standings – 8th Place (1901–2026)

Season History 8th Place List

Season	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	WCGB	L10	STRK	RS	RA	DIFF	X-W/L	HOME	AWAY	>.500
2026	St. Louis Cardinals	17	13	.567	4.5	-	5-5	W3	145	153	-8	14-16	7-8	10-5	3-0
2025	San Diego Padres	90	72	.556	7.0	+7.0	7-3	W3	702	621	+81	90-72	52-29	38-43	30-26
2024	Atlanta Braves	89	73	.549	9.0	-	7-3	W1	704	607	+97	92-70	46-35	43-38	32-33
2023	Texas Rangers	90	72	.556	14.0	+1.0	6-4	L1	881	716	+165	96-66	50-31	40-41	32-27
2022	Cleveland Guardians	92	70	.568	19.0	-	7-3	W2	698	634	+64	88-74	46-35	46-35	29-29
2021	New York Yankees	92	70	.568	15.0	-	7-3	W1	711	669	+42	86-76	46-35	46-35	43-40
2020	Chicago White Sox	35	25	.583	8.0	2-8	L1	306	246	+60	36-24	18-12	17-13	7-13
2019	Cleveland Indians	93	69	.574	14.0	3.0	4-6	L5	769	657	+112	93-69	49-32	44-37	22-30
2018	Cleveland Indians	91	71	.562	17.0	-	6-4	W1	818	648	+170	98-64	49-32	42-39	15-25
2017	New York Yankees	91	71	.562	13.0	+6.0	6-4	L1	858	660	+198	100-62	51-30	40-41	19-20
2016	Baltimore Orioles	89	73	.549	14.5	-	7-3	W1	744	715	+29	84-78	50-31	39-42	46-51
2015	Texas Rangers	88	74	.543	12.0	-	5-5	W1	751	733	+18	83-79	43-38	45-36	43-34
2014	Oakland Athletics	88	74	.543	10.0	-	5-5	W1	729	572	+157	99-63	48-33	40-41	38-39
2013	Cleveland Indians	92	70	.568	5.0	+0.5	10-0	W10	745	662	+83	90-72	51-30	41-40	32-46
2012	Texas Rangers	93	69	.574	5.0	-	3-7	L3	808	707	+101	91-71	50-31	43-38	39-41
2011	St. Louis Cardinals	90	72	.556	12.0	-	7-3	W2	762	692	+70	88-74	45-36	45-36	29-25
2010	San Diego Padres	90	72	.556	7.0	1.0	5-5	L1	665	581	+84	91-71	45-36	45-36	29-33
2009	San Francisco Giants	88	74	.543	15.0	4.0	6-4	W1	657	611	+46	86-76	52-29	36-45	35-35
2008	New York Yankees	89	73	.549	11.0	6.0	8-2	L1	789	727	+62	87-75	48-33	41-40	46-42
2007	San Diego Padres	89	74	.546	7.5	1.0	4-6	L3	741	666	+75	89-74	47-34	42-40	45-45
2006	Los Angeles Dodgers	88	74	.543	9.0	-	9-1	W7	820	751	+69	88-74	49-32	39-42	15-30
2005	Houston Astros	89	73	.549	11.0	-	6-4	W2	693	609	+84	91-72	53-28	36-45	39-35
2004	Minnesota Twins	92	70	.568	13.0	-	4-6	L1	780	715	+65	87-75	49-32	43-38	27-27
2003	Minnesota Twins	90	72	.556	11.0	-	7-3	L2	801	758	+43	85-77	48-33	42-39	36-39
2002	Minnesota Twins	94	67	.584	9.0	-	6-4	W3	768	712	+56	86-75	54-27	40-40	27-31
2001	San Francisco Giants	90	72	.556	26.0	3.0	7-3	W1	799	748	+51	86-76	49-32	41-40	36-39
2000	Cleveland Indians	90	72	.556	7.0	1.0	7-3	W3	950	816	+134	92-70	48-33	42-39	43-34
1999	Texas Rangers	95	67	.586	8.0	-	6-4	L3	945	859	+86	88-74	51-30	44-37	29-24
1998	San Francisco Giants	89	74	.546	25.5	1.0	7-3	L2	845	739	+106	91-72	49-32	40-42	30-43
1997	New York Mets	88	74	.543	13.0	4.0	6-4	W2	777	709	+68	88-74	50-31	38-43	32-36
1996	Montreal Expos	88	74	.543	11.5	2.0	3-7	W1	741	668	+73	89-73	50-31	38-43	45-41
1995	California Angels	78	67	.538	22.5	1.5	6-4	L1	801	697	+104	82-63	39-33	39-34	26-31
1994	Baltimore Orioles	63	49	.563	10.0	2.5	7-3	W2	589	497	+92	65-47	28-27	35-22	14-17
1993	St. Louis Cardinals	87	75	.537	17.0	5-5	W2	758	744	+14	82-80	49-32	38-43	42-45
1992	Baltimore Orioles	89	73	.549	9.0	6-4	W2	705	656	+49	86-76	43-38	46-35	29-33
1991	Oakland Athletics	84	78	.519	14.0	4-6	L1	760	776	-16	79-83	47-34	37-44	62-64
1990	Los Angeles Dodgers	86	76	.531	17.0	4-6	L1	728	685	+43	86-76	47-34	39-42	32-40
1989	New York Mets	87	75	.537	12.0	7-3	W4	683	595	+88	91-71	51-30	36-45	41-49
1988	Toronto Blue Jays	87	75	.537	17.0	9-1	W6	763	680	+83	90-72	45-36	42-39	48-40
1987	New York Yankees	89	73	.549	9.0	6-4	L1	788	758	+30	84-78	51-30	38-43	38-37
1986	Philadelphia Phillies	86	75	.534	21.5	6-4	W2	739	713	+26	83-78	49-31	37-44	30-24
1985	Cincinnati Reds	89	72	.553	11.5	6-4	W1	677	666	+11	82-80	47-34	42-38	44-46
1984	Baltimore Orioles	85	77	.525	19.0	4-6	W2	681	667	+14	83-79	44-37	41-40	40-48
1983	Atlanta Braves	88	74	.543	11.0	6-4	W1	746	640	+106	92-70	46-34	42-40	47-43
1982	Boston Red Sox	89	73	.549	6.0	6-4	W4	753	713	+40	85-77	49-32	40-41	38-37
1981	Houston Astros	61	49	.555	6.0	5-5	W1	394	331	+63	64-46	31-20	30-29	28-34
1980	Cincinnati Reds	89	73	.549	14.0	6-4	W2	707	670	+37	86-77	44-37	45-36	49-41
1979	Houston Astros	89	73	.549	14.5	5-5	W2	583	582	+1	81-81	52-29	37-44	32-34
1978	Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	.556	9.5	6-4	L1	708	586	+122	95-67	54-28	36-44	35-31
1977	Texas Rangers	94	68	.580	8.0	9-1	W3	767	657	+110	92-70	44-37	50-31	36-39
1976	Oakland Athletics	87	74	.540	14.5	6-4	L1	686	598	+88	91-70	51-30	36-44	46-38
1975	Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	.531	22.0	5-5	L1	735	694	+41	85-77	51-30	35-46	42-36
1974	St. Louis Cardinals	86	75	.534	15.5	5-5	L1	677	643	+34	84-77	44-37	42-38	30-36
1973	Detroit Tigers	85	77	.525	14.0	5-5	W1	642	674	-32	77-85	47-34	38-43	40-32
1972	Los Angeles Dodgers	85	70	.548	11.0	7-3	W2	584	527	+57	85-70	41-34	44-36	34-34
1971	Kansas City Royals	85	76	.528	17.5	4-6	L2	603	566	+37	85-76	44-37	41-39	30-35
1970	Boston Red Sox	87	75	.537	21.0	8-2	L1	786	722	+64	87-75	52-29	35-46	34-38
1969	Cincinnati Reds	89	73	.549	20.0	7-3	W1	798	768	+30	84-79	50-31	39-42	60-60
1968	Cincinnati Reds	83	79	.512	20.0	4-6	W1	690	673	+17	83-80	40-41	43-38	34-38
1967	Cincinnati Reds	87	75	.537	14.5	5-5	W1	604	563	+41	86-76	49-32	38-43	39-51
1966	Atlanta Braves	85	77	.525	13.0	4-6	W2	782	683	+99	92-71	43-38	42-39	40-50
1965	Detroit Tigers	89	73	.549	13.0	5-5	L1	680	602	+78	90-72	47-34	42-39	33-39
1964	Milwaukee Braves	88	74	.543	11.0	9-1	W2	803	744	+59	87-75	45-36	43-38	36-36
1963	Baltimore Orioles	86	76	.531	18.5	6-4	L1	644	621	+23	84-78	48-33	38-43	23-31
1962	Milwaukee Braves	86	76	.531	15.5	7-3	L1	730	665	+65	88-74	49-32	37-44	53-55
1961	Chicago White Sox	86	76	.531	23.0	4-6	L4	765	726	+39	85-78	53-28	33-48	19-35
1960	San Francisco Giants	79	75	.513	18.0	8-2	W3	671	631	+40	82-74	45-32	34-43	41-47
1959	Detroit Tigers	76	78	.494	18.0	5-5	L2	713	732	-19	75-79	41-36	35-42	31-35
1958	Detroit Tigers	77	77	.500	15.0	4-6	L1	659	606	+53	83-71	43-34	34-43	44-44
1957	Detroit Tigers	78	76	.506	20.0	3-7	W1	614	614	+0	77-77	45-32	33-44	46-42
1956	Detroit Tigers	82	72	.532	15.0	6-4	W2	789	699	+90	86-69	37-40	45-32	42-46
1955	Detroit Tigers	79	75	.513	19.5	7-3	W1	775	658	+117	88-66	46-31	33-44	37-51
1954	Cincinnati Redlegs	74	80	.481	37.0	5-5	L3	729	763	-34	74-80	41-36	33-44	23-43
1953	Philadelphia Phillies	83	71	.539	22.0	5-5	L1	716	666	+50	83-73	48-29	35-42	28-38
1952	Philadelphia Athletics	79	75	.513	17.5	5-5	W1	664	723	-59	71-84	45-32	34-43	38-50
1951	Boston Braves	76	78	.494	22.0	3-7	L2	723	662	+61	84-71	42-35	34-43	31-35
1950	Boston Braves	83	71	.539	15.0	3-7	L4	785	736	+49	83-73	46-31	37-40	42-46
1949	Philadelphia Phillies	81	73	.526	16.0	5-5	L1	662	668	-6	76-78	40-37	41-36	21-23
1948	Pittsburgh Pirates	83	71	.539	13.5	6-4	L1	706	701	+5	79-77	47-31	36-40	46-42
1947	Cleveland Indians	80	74	.519	17.0	3-6	L4	687	588	+99	90-67	38-39	42-35	39-49
1946	Washington Senators	76	78	.494	28.0	6-4	W2	608	706	-98	67-88	38-38	38-40	24-42
1945	Pittsburgh Pirates	82	72	.532	16.0	3-7	L3	753	686	+67	84-71	45-34	37-38	39-49
1944	Chicago Cubs	75	79	.487	30.0	6-4	L1	702	669	+33	82-75	35-42	40-37	27-39
1943	Pittsburgh Pirates	80	74	.519	25.0	4-6	L3	669	605	+64	86-71	47-30	33-44	31-35
1942	Cleveland Indians	75	79	.487	31.0	5-5	W2	590	659	-69	70-86	39-39	36-40	24-42
1941	Cleveland Indians	75	79	.487	26.0	5-5	L1	677	668	+9	78-77	42-35	33-44	25-41
1940	Chicago White Sox	82	72	.532	18.5	3-7	L1	735	672	+63	84-71	41-36	41-36	41-47
1939	Chicago Cubs	84	70	.545	23.5	5-5	W2	724	678	+46	83-73	44-34	40-36	42-46
1938	Detroit Tigers	84	70	.545	16.0	8-2	W2	862	795	+67	83-72	48-31	36-39	30-36
1937	Boston Red Sox	80	72	.526	21.0	6-4	L2	821	775	+46	81-73	44-29	36-43	40-48
1936	Washington Senators	82	71	.536	20.0	7-3	W1	889	799	+90	84-69	42-35	40-36	33-54
1935	Boston Red Sox	78	75	.510	21.5	6-4	L1	718	732	-14	76-78	41-37	37-38	27-38
1934	Boston Red Sox	76	76	.500	24.0	5-5	L1	820	775	+45	80-73	42-35	34-41	25-41
1933	Philadelphia Athletics	79	72	.523	19.5	5-5	W1	875	853	+22	78-74	46-29	33-43	20-23
1932	Philadelphia Phillies	78	76	.506	29.0	4-6	W1	844	796	+48	81-73	45-32	33-44	45-43
1931	Cleveland Indians	78	76	.506	30.0	5-5	W4	885	833	+52	82-73	45-31	33-45	25-41
1930	Cleveland Indians	81	73	.526	21.0	5-5	W1	890	915	-25	75-79	44-33	37-40	27-39
1929	St. Louis Cardinals	78	74	.513	27.0	7-3	W1	831	806	+25	79-75	43-32	35-42	20-44
1928	Cincinnati Reds	78	74	.513	22.0	2-8	L1	648	686	-38	73-80	44-33	34-41	53-57
1927	Detroit Tigers	82	71	.536	27.5	6-4	W2	845	805	+40	81-75	44-32	38-39	28-38
1926	Chicago Cubs	82	72	.532	9.0	5-5	L2	682	602	+80	86-69	49-28	33-44	34-32
1925	Chicago White Sox	79	75	.513	18.5	6-4	W5	811	770	+41	81-73	44-33	35-42	39-49
1924	Chicago Cubs	81	72	.529	12.0	4-6	L1	698	699	-1	77-77	46-31	35-41	35-53
1923	St. Louis Cardinals	79	74	.516	19.5	5-5	W1	746	732	+14	78-76	42-35	37-39	39-48
1922	Detroit Tigers	79	75	.513	15.0	3-7	L2	828	791	+37	81-74	43-34	36-41	32-56
1921	Boston Braves	79	74	.516	19.0	3-7	L3	721	697	+24	79-74	42-32	37-42	38-49
1920	St. Louis Browns	76	77	.497	21.5	4-6	W1	797	766	+31	80-74	40-38	36-39	25-41
1919	Pittsburgh Pirates	71	68	.511	24.5	4-6	W1	472	466	+6	70-69	39-31	32-37	24-36
1918	New York Yankees	60	63	.488	21.0	4-6	W1	493	475	+18	65-61	37-29	23-34	26-28
1917	Cincinnati Reds	78	76	.506	22.0	4-4	W2	601	611	-10	77-80	39-38	39-38	28-38
1916	New York Yankees	80	74	.519	14.0	4-5	W2	577	561	+16	80-76	46-31	34-43	50-60
1915	Chicago Cubs	73	80	.477	29.0	7-3	W1	570	620	-50	72-84	42-34	31-46	27-38
1913	Pittsburgh Pirates	78	71	.523	21.5	4-6	L2	673	585	+88	87-68	41-35	37-36	28-36
1912	Cleveland Naps	75	78	.490	30.5	8-2	W1	677	681	-4	77-78	41-35	34-43	34-54
1911	Chicago White Sox	77	74	.510	24.0	7-3	W2	718	624	+94	87-67	40-37	37-37	47-60
1910	Philadelphia Phillies	78	75	.510	25.5	4-4	W1	674	639	+35	82-75	40-36	38-39	26-40
1909	Cincinnati Reds	77	76	.503	33.5	5-5	L3	607	601	+6	79-78	39-38	38-38	22-44
1908	Philadelphia Phillies	83	71	.539	16.0	6-4	W3	504	445	+59	86-69	43-34	40-37	28-38
1907	New York Giants	82	71	.536	25.5	1-9	L7	574	510	+64	86-69	45-30	37-41	27-38
1906	St. Louis Browns	76	73	.510	38.5	6-4	L1	560	499	+61	85-69	40-34	36-39	34-49
1905	Detroit Tigers	79	74	.516	26.0	6-4	W1	512	604	-92	65-89	45-30	34-44	32-34
1904	Pittsburgh Pirates	87	66	.569	19.0	7-3	W1	675	592	+83	87-69	48-30	39-36	34-32
1903	Cincinnati Reds	74	65	.532	17.5	4-6	W1	765	656	+109	80-61	41-35	33-30	37-43
1902	Cleveland Bronchos	69	67	.507	32.5	4-6	W1	686	667	+19	70-67	40-25	29-42	38-40
1901	St. Louis Cardinals	76	64	.543	14.5	8-2	W1	792	689	+103	80-62	40-31	36-33	42-38