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

The 6th in MLB history from 1901 through the 2025 season

From the 1901 season through the 2025 season, the number of times each team finished 6th in the standings, along with the corresponding seasons.

Rank	Team	Times & Seasons
1	Detroit Tigers	12 (2014,2013,1988,1966,1949,1936,1925,1924,1923,1919,1910,1901)
2	Boston Red Sox	10 (2017,1990,1977,1968,1958,1957,1955,1953,1947,1909)
2	Chicago White Sox	10 (2021,2006,1993,1991,1967,1956,1943,1939,1937,1908)
3	Pittsburgh Pirates	8 (1970,1965,1941,1935,1932,1928,1926,1922)
4	Cincinnati Reds	7 (1994,1992,1979,1964,1920,1918,1904)
5	Chicago Cubs	6 (2025,2018,1998,1946,1931,1927)
5	San Francisco Giants	6 (2012,1973,1971,1969,1963,1961)
5	St. Louis Cardinals	6 (2022,2002,1960,1951,1940,1917)

All-Time MLB Historical Standings – 6th Place (1901–2026)

Season History 6th Place List

Season	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	WCGB	L10	STRK	RS	RA	DIFF	X-W/L	HOME	AWAY	>.500
2026	Chicago Cubs	19	12	.613	3.0	+1.5	7-3	W2	169	134	+35	19-12	11-5	8-7	4-5
2025	Chicago Cubs	92	70	.568	5.0	+9.0	4-6	W3	793	649	+144	96-66	50-31	42-39	24-33
2024	Cleveland Guardians	92	69	.571	5.5	-	5-5	L2	708	621	+87	90-71	50-30	42-39	38-32
2023	Houston Astros	90	72	.556	14.0	-	6-4	W4	827	698	+129	93-69	39-42	51-30	26-32
2022	St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	.574	18.0	-	4-6	L1	772	637	+135	95-67	53-28	40-41	28-31
2021	Chicago White Sox	93	69	.574	14.0	-	7-3	L1	796	636	+160	97-65	53-28	40-41	21-25
2020	Atlanta Braves	35	25	.583	8.0	6-4	L2	348	288	+60	35-25	19-11	16-14	6-4
2019	Atlanta Braves	97	65	.599	10.0	-	4-6	L3	855	743	+112	91-71	50-31	47-34	48-41
2018	Chicago Cubs	95	68	.583	13.5	+4.0	6-4	L1	761	645	+116	94-69	51-31	44-37	48-43
2017	Boston Red Sox	93	69	.574	11.0	-	5-5	L1	785	668	+117	93-69	48-33	45-36	20-20
2016	Los Angeles Dodgers	91	71	.562	12.5	-	5-5	L3	725	638	+87	90-72	53-28	38-43	24-21
2015	Los Angeles Dodgers	92	70	.568	8.0	-	5-5	W4	667	595	+72	89-73	55-26	37-44	22-30
2014	Detroit Tigers	90	72	.556	8.0	-	6-4	W1	757	705	+52	86-76	45-36	45-36	43-34
2013	Detroit Tigers	93	69	.574	4.0	-	5-5	L3	796	624	+172	99-63	51-30	42-39	42-35
2012	San Francisco Giants	94	68	.580	4.0	-	5-5	L1	718	649	+69	88-74	48-33	46-35	38-36
2011	Arizona Diamondbacks	94	68	.580	8.0	-	7-3	L1	731	662	+69	88-74	51-30	43-38	31-30
2010	Atlanta Braves	91	71	.562	6.0	-	5-5	W1	738	629	+109	93-69	56-25	35-46	23-27
2009	Colorado Rockies	92	70	.568	11.0	-	6-4	L2	804	715	+89	90-72	51-30	41-40	30-39
2008	Milwaukee Brewers	90	72	.556	10.0	-	6-4	W1	750	689	+61	87-75	49-32	41-40	36-41
2007	Colorado Rockies	90	73	.552	6.5	-	9-1	W3	860	758	+102	91-72	51-31	39-42	49-38
2006	Chicago White Sox	90	72	.556	7.0	5.0	5-5	L1	868	794	+74	88-74	49-32	41-40	39-35
2005	Cleveland Indians	93	69	.574	7.0	2.0	4-6	L3	790	642	+148	96-66	43-38	50-31	29-39
2004	Anaheim Angels	92	70	.568	13.0	-	7-3	L1	836	734	+102	91-71	45-36	47-34	38-36
2003	Seattle Mariners	93	69	.574	8.0	2.0	6-4	W3	795	637	+158	97-65	50-31	43-38	39-30
2002	St. Louis Cardinals	97	65	.599	6.5	-	8-2	W2	787	648	+139	95-67	52-29	45-36	29-20
2001	Arizona Diamondbacks	92	70	.568	24.0	-	7-3	L2	818	677	+141	95-67	48-33	44-37	41-38
2000	Oakland Athletics	91	70	.565	5.5	-	8-2	W3	947	813	+134	92-69	47-34	44-36	41-35
1999	New York Mets	97	66	.595	6.5	-	5-5	W4	853	711	+142	95-68	49-32	48-34	22-27
1998	Chicago Cubs	90	73	.552	24.5	-	4-6	W1	831	792	+39	85-78	51-31	39-42	34-34
1997	Seattle Mariners	90	72	.556	11.0	-	6-4	L1	925	833	+92	89-73	45-36	45-36	25-20
1996	Texas Rangers	90	72	.556	9.5	-	6-4	W2	928	799	+129	93-70	50-31	40-41	38-36
1995	Seattle Mariners	79	66	.545	21.5	-	7-3	W1	796	708	+88	80-65	46-27	33-39	34-26
1994	Cincinnati Reds	66	48	.579	8.0	-	5-5	L2	609	490	+119	69-46	37-22	29-26	16-19
1993	Chicago White Sox	94	68	.580	10.0	7-3	W3	776	664	+112	92-70	45-36	49-32	48-39
1992	Cincinnati Reds	90	72	.556	8.0	5-5	L1	660	609	+51	87-75	53-28	37-44	48-42
1991	Chicago White Sox	87	75	.537	11.0	4-6	W1	758	681	+77	89-73	46-35	41-40	65-61
1990	Boston Red Sox	88	74	.543	15.0	6-4	W1	699	664	+35	85-77	51-30	37-44	25-24
1989	Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	.549	10.0	5-5	L1	731	651	+80	90-72	46-35	43-38	43-44
1988	Detroit Tigers	88	74	.543	16.0	7-3	W3	703	658	+45	86-76	50-31	38-43	38-50
1987	Montreal Expos	91	71	.562	7.0	5-5	L1	741	720	+21	83-79	48-33	43-38	30-30
1986	Texas Rangers	87	75	.537	21.0	7-3	W1	771	743	+28	84-78	51-30	36-45	30-43
1985	Kansas City Royals	91	71	.562	10.0	5-5	L1	687	639	+48	86-76	50-32	41-39	49-37
1984	New York Yankees	87	75	.537	17.0	4-6	W1	758	679	+79	89-73	51-30	36-45	43-45
1983	Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	.556	9.0	8-2	L1	696	635	+61	88-75	50-31	40-41	40-44
1982	Atlanta Braves	89	73	.549	6.0	7-3	L1	739	702	+37	85-77	42-39	47-34	48-54
1981	Baltimore Orioles	59	46	.562	5.5	6-4	W2	429	437	-8	52-53	33-22	26-24	33-33
1980	Philadelphia Phillies	91	71	.562	12.0	7-3	L1	728	639	+89	91-71	49-32	42-39	43-41
1979	Cincinnati Reds	90	71	.559	13.0	5-5	L2	731	644	+87	90-71	48-32	42-39	38-28
1978	Kansas City Royals	92	70	.568	7.5	6-4	W1	743	634	+109	93-69	56-25	36-45	45-36
1977	Boston Red Sox	97	64	.602	4.5	7-3	L1	859	712	+147	94-67	51-29	46-35	34-35
1976	Kansas City Royals	90	72	.556	12.0	2-8	L3	713	611	+102	92-70	49-32	41-40	47-37
1975	Kansas City Royals	91	71	.562	17.0	6-4	L2	710	649	+61	88-74	51-30	40-41	24-30
1974	Atlanta Braves	88	74	.543	14.0	4-6	W2	661	563	+98	93-70	46-35	42-39	34-44
1973	San Francisco Giants	88	74	.543	11.0	4-6	W1	739	702	+37	85-77	47-34	41-40	37-41
1972	Houston Astros	84	69	.549	11.0	4-6	L3	708	636	+72	84-69	41-36	43-33	31-40
1971	San Francisco Giants	90	72	.556	13.0	6-4	W1	706	644	+62	88-74	51-30	39-42	48-36
1970	Pittsburgh Pirates	89	73	.549	19.0	7-3	W1	729	664	+65	88-74	50-32	39-41	36-36
1969	San Francisco Giants	90	72	.556	19.0	5-5	L2	713	636	+77	89-73	52-29	38-43	58-62
1968	Boston Red Sox	86	76	.531	17.0	6-4	L2	614	611	+3	81-81	46-35	40-41	43-47
1967	Chicago White Sox	89	73	.549	12.5	4-6	L5	531	491	+40	87-75	49-33	40-40	38-34
1966	Detroit Tigers	88	74	.543	10.0	4-6	L3	719	698	+21	83-79	42-39	46-35	39-33
1965	Pittsburgh Pirates	90	72	.556	12.0	8-2	W4	675	580	+95	93-70	49-32	41-40	49-41
1964	Cincinnati Reds	92	70	.568	7.0	6-4	L2	660	566	+94	93-70	47-34	45-36	35-37
1963	San Francisco Giants	88	74	.543	16.5	5-5	W2	725	641	+84	90-72	50-31	38-43	53-55
1962	Minnesota Twins	91	71	.562	10.5	5-5	W3	798	713	+85	90-73	45-36	46-35	39-33
1961	San Francisco Giants	85	69	.552	20.0	5-5	L1	773	655	+118	89-66	45-32	40-37	42-46
1960	St. Louis Cardinals	86	68	.558	11.0	3-7	L3	639	616	+23	80-75	51-26	35-42	43-45
1959	New York Yankees	79	75	.513	15.0	6-4	L2	687	647	+40	82-73	40-37	39-38	20-24
1958	Boston Red Sox	79	75	.513	13.0	8-2	W4	697	691	+6	78-77	49-28	30-47	41-47
1957	Boston Red Sox	82	72	.532	16.0	5-5	W1	721	668	+53	82-72	44-33	38-39	40-48
1956	Chicago White Sox	85	69	.552	12.0	4-6	L1	776	634	+142	91-63	46-31	39-38	45-43
1955	Boston Red Sox	84	70	.545	14.5	2-8	W1	755	652	+103	87-67	47-31	37-39	41-47
1954	Milwaukee Braves	89	65	.578	22.0	5-5	L1	670	556	+114	90-64	43-34	46-31	22-22
1953	Boston Red Sox	84	69	.549	20.5	6-4	W3	656	632	+24	79-74	38-38	46-31	39-48
1952	Philadelphia Phillies	87	67	.565	9.5	8-2	W2	657	552	+105	89-65	47-29	40-38	46-42
1951	St. Louis Cardinals	81	73	.526	17.0	5-5	W1	683	671	+12	79-76	44-34	37-39	15-29
1950	Brooklyn Dodgers	89	65	.578	9.0	6-4	L1	847	724	+123	89-66	48-30	41-35	48-40
1949	Detroit Tigers	87	67	.565	10.0	5-5	L4	751	655	+96	87-68	50-27	37-40	41-47
1948	Philadelphia Athletics	84	70	.545	12.5	1-9	L4	729	735	-6	76-78	36-41	48-29	36-52
1947	Boston Red Sox	83	71	.539	14.0	6-4	L1	720	669	+51	84-73	49-30	34-41	40-48
1946	Chicago Cubs	82	71	.536	21.5	5-5	W1	626	581	+45	83-72	44-33	38-38	28-37
1945	St. Louis Browns	81	70	.536	15.5	7-3	L1	597	548	+49	83-71	47-27	34-43	42-44
1944	New York Yankees	83	71	.539	22.0	5-5	L4	674	617	+57	83-71	47-31	36-40	29-37
1943	Chicago White Sox	82	72	.532	23.0	8-2	W3	573	594	-21	75-80	40-36	42-36	40-48
1942	St. Louis Browns	82	69	.543	22.5	7-3	W1	730	637	+93	85-66	40-37	42-32	18-26
1941	Pittsburgh Pirates	81	73	.526	20.0	3-7	W1	690	643	+47	83-73	45-32	36-41	26-40
1940	St. Louis Cardinals	84	69	.549	16.0	7-3	W4	747	699	+48	83-73	41-36	43-33	30-36
1939	Chicago White Sox	85	69	.552	22.5	6-4	L1	755	737	+18	79-76	50-27	36-42	42-46
1938	New York Giants	83	67	.553	15.0	7-3	W3	705	637	+68	83-69	43-30	40-37	42-45
1937	Chicago White Sox	86	68	.558	16.0	6-4	W3	780	730	+50	82-72	47-30	39-38	39-49
1936	Detroit Tigers	83	71	.539	19.5	7-3	L3	921	871	+50	81-73	44-33	39-38	46-42
1935	Pittsburgh Pirates	86	67	.562	13.5	6-4	L1	743	647	+96	86-67	46-31	40-36	26-40
1934	Cleveland Indians	85	69	.552	16.0	7-3	W1	814	763	+51	82-72	47-31	38-38	32-34
1933	Boston Braves	83	71	.539	17.0	6-3	W1	552	531	+21	81-75	45-31	38-40	47-41
1932	Pittsburgh Pirates	86	68	.558	21.0	7-3	L1	701	711	-10	76-78	45-31	41-37	43-45
1931	Chicago Cubs	84	70	.545	24.0	8-2	W2	828	710	+118	89-67	50-27	34-43	28-38
1930	Brooklyn Robins	86	68	.558	16.0	2-8	W1	871	738	+133	89-65	49-28	37-40	45-43
1929	Cleveland Indians	81	71	.533	24.0	6-4	L2	717	736	-19	74-78	44-32	37-39	31-34
1928	Pittsburgh Pirates	85	67	.559	15.0	6-4	L2	837	704	+133	88-64	47-30	38-37	51-58
1927	Chicago Cubs	85	68	.556	24.5	5-5	L5	750	661	+89	85-68	50-28	35-40	28-37
1926	Pittsburgh Pirates	84	69	.549	6.5	4-6	L1	769	689	+80	86-71	49-28	35-41	30-36
1925	Detroit Tigers	81	73	.526	16.5	5-4	W2	903	829	+74	84-72	43-34	38-39	39-49
1924	Detroit Tigers	86	68	.558	7.5	7-2	L1	849	796	+53	83-73	45-33	41-35	21-23
1923	Detroit Tigers	83	71	.539	16.0	8-2	W3	831	741	+90	86-69	45-32	38-39	23-21
1922	Pittsburgh Pirates	85	69	.552	9.0	2-7	L3	865	736	+129	89-66	45-33	40-36	43-45
1921	St. Louis Browns	81	73	.526	17.5	7-3	W4	835	849	-14	76-78	43-34	38-39	26-40
1920	Cincinnati Reds	82	71	.536	15.5	5-5	L2	639	569	+70	85-69	42-34	40-37	30-36
1919	Detroit Tigers	80	60	.571	16.0	6-4	W5	618	578	+40	74-66	46-24	34-36	29-31
1918	Cincinnati Reds	68	60	.531	15.5	7-3	W6	530	496	+34	68-61	46-24	22-36	23-29
1917	St. Louis Cardinals	82	70	.539	17.0	5-4	L2	531	567	-36	72-82	38-38	44-32	30-36
1916	New York Giants	86	66	.566	7.0	6-4	L1	597	504	+93	89-66	47-30	39-36	26-39
1915	Boston Braves	83	69	.546	18.5	7-3	L1	582	545	+37	83-74	49-27	34-42	21-22
1913	Cleveland Naps	86	66	.566	15.0	4-5	W1	633	536	+97	89-66	45-32	41-34	42-45
1912	Philadelphia Athletics	90	62	.592	15.0	6-3	L1	779	658	+121	88-65	45-31	45-31	30-34
1911	Cleveland Naps	80	73	.523	22.0	5-5	L2	693	712	-19	76-80	46-30	34-43	51-58
1910	Detroit Tigers	86	68	.558	18.0	4-6	W1	679	584	+95	88-67	46-31	40-37	32-34
1909	Boston Red Sox	88	63	.583	21.5	6-4	W1	601	549	+52	82-70	47-28	41-35	32-33
1908	Chicago White Sox	88	64	.579	10.0	7-2	L1	537	470	+67	87-69	51-25	37-39	28-37
1907	Philadelphia Phillies	83	64	.565	21.5	9-1	W7	514	476	+38	80-69	45-30	38-34	32-33
1906	Cleveland Naps	89	64	.582	27.5	5-5	W2	663	481	+182	101-56	47-30	42-34	46-41
1905	Philadelphia Phillies	83	69	.546	21.5	4-5	W1	708	603	+105	89-66	39-36	44-33	32-55
1904	Cincinnati Reds	88	65	.575	18.0	7-3	W4	695	547	+148	95-62	49-27	39-38	29-36
1903	Cleveland Naps	77	63	.550	15.0	5-5	W1	639	579	+60	76-64	49-25	28-38	31-29
1902	Brooklyn Superbas	75	63	.543	27.5	5-5	W1	564	519	+45	76-65	45-23	30-40	30-30
1901	Detroit Tigers	74	61	.548	14.0	5-5	W1	741	694	+47	72-64	42-27	32-34	38-37