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

The 12th in MLB history from 1901 through the 2025 season

From the 1901 season through the 2025 season, the number of times each team finished 12th in the standings, along with the corresponding seasons.

Rank	Team	Times & Seasons
1	St. Louis Cardinals	10 (2020,2017,2016,2010,1977,1965,1958,1955,1912,1902)
2	Cincinnati Reds	9 (1960,1952,1951,1948,1946,1921,1911,1907,1906)
3	Chicago Cubs	8 (2007,1995,1953,1950,1947,1942,1941,1916)
3	Detroit Tigers	8 (2025,2012,1993,1991,1929,1928,1913,1904)
3	Washington Senators	8 (1954,1939,1935,1922,1920,1910,1908,1905)
4	Boston Red Sox	7 (2000,1981,1969,1961,1945,1943,1924)
5	Philadelphia Phillies	6 (2006,2003,2001,1984,1962,1918)

All-Time MLB Historical Standings – 12th Place (1901–2026)

Season History 12th Place List

Season	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	WCGB	L10	STRK	RS	RA	DIFF	X-W/L	HOME	AWAY	>.500
2026	Pittsburgh Pirates	16	15	.516	6.0	1.5	4-6	L4	148	131	+17	17-14	8-8	8-7	7-8
2025	Detroit Tigers	87	75	.537	10.0	-	2-8	L1	758	691	+67	88-74	46-35	41-40	33-30
2024	Kansas City Royals	86	76	.531	12.0	-	4-6	W1	735	644	+91	91-71	45-36	41-40	33-38
2023	Arizona Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	20.0	-	4-6	L4	746	761	-15	80-82	43-38	41-40	33-32
2022	Milwaukee Brewers	86	76	.531	25.0	1.0	4-6	L1	725	688	+37	85-77	46-35	40-41	25-33
2021	Atlanta Braves	88	73	.547	18.5	-	8-2	W2	790	656	+134	94-67	42-38	46-35	28-23
2020	St. Louis Cardinals	30	28	.517	12.0	6-4	W1	240	229	+11	30-28	14-13	16-15	11-9
2019	New York Mets	86	76	.531	21.0	3.0	7-3	W3	791	737	+54	86-76	48-33	38-43	39-52
2018	Seattle Mariners	89	73	.549	19.0	8.0	5-5	W3	677	711	-34	77-85	45-36	44-37	35-30
2017	St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	.512	21.0	4.0	3-7	L1	761	705	+56	87-75	44-37	39-42	27-37
2016	St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	17.5	1.0	6-4	W4	779	712	+67	88-74	38-43	48-33	20-25
2015	San Francisco Giants	84	78	.519	16.0	13.0	5-5	L1	696	627	+69	89-73	47-34	37-44	23-29
2014	Cleveland Indians	85	77	.525	13.0	3.0	6-4	W1	669	653	+16	83-79	48-33	37-44	34-43
2013	Washington Nationals	86	76	.531	11.0	4.0	5-5	L1	656	626	+30	84-78	47-34	39-42	18-33
2012	Detroit Tigers	88	74	.543	10.0	-	8-2	W1	726	670	+56	87-75	50-31	38-43	36-32
2011	San Francisco Giants	86	76	.531	16.0	4.0	4-6	L1	570	578	-8	80-82	46-35	40-41	30-33
2010	St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	11.0	5.0	8-2	W5	736	641	+95	91-71	52-29	34-47	33-21
2009	Atlanta Braves	86	76	.531	17.0	6.0	4-6	L6	735	641	+94	91-71	40-41	46-35	37-33
2008	Toronto Blue Jays	86	76	.531	14.0	9.0	5-5	W1	714	610	+104	93-69	47-34	39-42	42-42
2007	Chicago Cubs	85	77	.525	11.0	-	6-4	L1	752	690	+62	87-75	44-37	41-40	30-36
2006	Philadelphia Phillies	85	77	.525	12.0	3.0	6-4	L1	865	812	+53	86-76	41-40	44-37	20-24
2005	New York Mets	83	79	.512	17.0	6.0	8-2	L1	722	648	+74	89-73	48-33	35-46	52-51
2004	Texas Rangers	89	73	.549	16.0	9.0	4-6	W2	860	794	+66	87-75	51-30	38-43	33-40
2003	Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	.531	15.0	5.0	3-7	L1	791	697	+94	90-72	49-32	37-44	50-44
2002	Houston Astros	84	78	.519	19.5	11.5	3-7	L3	749	695	+54	87-75	47-34	37-44	19-30
2001	Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	.531	30.0	7.0	5-5	W3	746	719	+27	84-78	47-34	39-42	34-41
2000	Boston Red Sox	85	77	.525	12.0	6.0	5-5	L1	792	745	+47	86-76	42-39	43-38	37-41
1999	Toronto Blue Jays	84	78	.519	19.0	10.0	6-4	W3	883	862	+21	83-79	40-41	44-37	18-38
1998	Anaheim Angels	85	77	.525	29.0	7.0	4-6	W1	787	783	+4	81-81	42-39	43-38	25-31
1997	Colorado Rockies	83	79	.512	18.0	9.0	5-5	W1	923	908	+15	82-80	47-34	36-45	33-35
1996	Chicago White Sox	85	77	.525	14.5	3.0	5-5	L2	898	794	+104	90-72	44-37	41-40	38-36
1995	Chicago Cubs	73	71	.507	27.0	4.0	8-2	L2	693	671	+22	74-70	34-38	39-33	25-35
1994	Toronto Blue Jays	55	60	.478	19.5	12.0	5-5	W1	566	579	-13	56-59	33-26	22-34	19-24
1993	Detroit Tigers	85	77	.525	19.0	7-3	L1	899	837	+62	86-76	44-37	41-40	41-46
1992	San Diego Padres	82	80	.506	16.0	3-7	W1	617	636	-19	79-83	45-36	37-44	38-52
1991	Detroit Tigers	84	78	.519	14.0	6-4	W1	817	794	+23	83-79	49-32	35-46	62-61
1990	California Angels	80	82	.494	23.0	5-5	W1	690	706	-16	79-83	42-39	38-43	29-34
1989	Texas Rangers	83	79	.512	16.0	5-5	L1	695	714	-19	79-83	45-36	38-43	38-49
1988	Kansas City Royals	84	77	.522	19.5	5-5	L2	704	648	+56	87-74	44-36	40-41	38-48
1987	Oakland Athletics	81	81	.500	17.0	4-6	L2	806	789	+17	83-79	42-39	39-42	38-36
1986	San Francisco Giants	83	79	.512	25.0	6-4	W1	698	618	+80	90-72	46-35	37-44	26-34
1985	Baltimore Orioles	83	78	.516	17.5	3-7	L1	818	764	+54	86-75	45-36	38-42	37-50
1984	Philadelphia Phillies	81	81	.500	23.0	1-9	L9	720	690	+30	84-78	39-42	42-39	32-34
1983	Montreal Expos	82	80	.506	17.0	3-7	L3	677	646	+31	85-78	46-35	36-45	38-46
1982	Montreal Expos	86	76	.531	9.0	5-5	W1	697	616	+81	90-72	40-41	46-35	47-55
1981	Boston Red Sox	59	49	.546	7.0	4-6	W2	519	481	+38	58-50	30-23	29-26	39-34
1980	Oakland Athletics	83	79	.512	20.0	6-4	L1	686	642	+44	86-76	46-35	37-44	30-43
1979	Kansas City Royals	85	77	.525	18.5	5-5	L1	851	816	+35	84-78	46-35	39-42	52-59
1978	Texas Rangers	87	75	.537	12.5	9-1	W5	692	632	+60	88-74	52-30	35-45	40-41
1977	St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	.512	19.0	4-6	L1	737	688	+49	86-76	52-31	31-48	47-43
1976	Cleveland Indians	81	78	.509	19.5	5-5	L3	615	615	+0	80-79	44-35	37-43	43-45
1975	San Francisco Giants	80	81	.497	27.5	8-2	W3	659	671	-12	79-82	46-35	34-46	34-50
1974	Houston Astros	81	81	.500	21.0	4-6	L2	653	632	+21	83-79	46-35	35-46	34-44
1973	Minnesota Twins	81	81	.500	18.0	6-4	L2	738	692	+46	86-76	37-44	44-37	40-32
1972	New York Yankees	79	76	.510	17.0	4-6	L5	557	527	+30	81-74	46-31	33-45	38-45
1971	Atlanta Braves	82	80	.506	21.0	4-6	W2	643	699	-56	75-87	43-39	39-41	38-46
1970	New York Mets	83	79	.512	25.0	4-6	L2	695	630	+65	88-74	44-38	39-41	32-40
1969	Boston Red Sox	87	75	.537	22.0	6-4	L2	743	736	+7	82-80	46-35	41-40	35-43
1968	Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	.494	23.0	5-5	L4	583	532	+51	88-75	40-41	40-41	41-49
1967	Atlanta Braves	77	85	.475	24.5	3-7	L5	631	640	-9	80-82	48-33	29-52	50-58
1966	California Angels	80	82	.494	18.0	5-5	W1	604	643	-39	76-86	42-39	38-43	44-46
1965	St. Louis Cardinals	80	81	.497	21.5	5-5	W2	707	674	+33	85-77	42-39	38-42	50-57
1964	Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	.494	19.0	3-7	L2	663	636	+27	84-78	42-39	38-43	38-52
1963	Cleveland Indians	79	83	.488	25.5	8-2	W2	635	702	-67	74-88	41-40	38-43	27-45
1962	Philadelphia Phillies	81	80	.503	20.0	6-4	L2	705	759	-54	75-86	46-34	35-46	42-65
1961	Boston Red Sox	76	86	.469	33.0	3-7	L3	729	792	-63	75-88	50-31	26-55	29-43
1960	Cincinnati Reds	67	87	.435	30.0	2-8	L5	640	692	-52	72-82	37-40	30-47	46-64
1959	Cincinnati Redlegs	74	80	.481	20.0	4-6	W2	764	738	+26	79-75	43-34	31-46	41-47
1958	St. Louis Cardinals	72	82	.468	20.0	3-7	L1	619	704	-85	68-86	39-38	33-44	26-40
1957	New York Giants	69	85	.448	29.0	1-9	L4	643	701	-58	71-83	37-40	32-45	47-63
1956	New York Giants	67	87	.435	30.0	8-2	L1	540	650	-110	64-90	37-40	30-47	21-45
1955	St. Louis Cardinals	68	86	.442	30.5	6-4	W2	654	757	-103	67-87	41-36	27-50	37-51
1954	Washington Senators	66	88	.429	45.0	5-5	L2	632	680	-48	72-83	37-41	29-47	20-46
1953	Chicago Cubs	65	89	.422	40.0	4-6	W2	633	835	-202	58-97	43-34	22-55	33-55
1952	Cincinnati Reds	69	85	.448	27.5	5-5	W1	615	659	-44	72-82	38-39	31-46	40-70
1951	Cincinnati Reds	68	86	.442	30.0	7-3	L1	559	667	-108	65-90	35-42	33-44	21-45
1950	Chicago Cubs	64	89	.418	33.5	4-6	W1	643	772	-129	64-90	35-42	29-47	49-61
1949	Chicago White Sox	63	91	.409	34.0	4-6	L1	648	737	-89	68-86	32-45	31-46	33-77
1948	Cincinnati Reds	64	89	.418	32.0	4-6	W1	588	751	-163	60-93	32-45	32-44	41-68
1947	Chicago Cubs	69	85	.448	28.0	3-7	W1	569	722	-153	61-94	36-43	33-42	33-55
1946	Cincinnati Reds	67	87	.435	37.0	6-4	W2	523	570	-47	72-84	35-42	32-45	32-56
1945	Boston Red Sox	71	83	.461	27.0	5-5	L3	599	674	-75	70-87	42-35	29-48	48-62
1944	New York Giants	67	87	.435	38.0	4-6	L1	682	773	-91	69-86	39-36	28-51	20-46
1943	Boston Red Sox	68	84	.447	36.0	4-5	L3	563	607	-44	72-83	39-36	29-48	46-64
1942	Chicago Cubs	68	86	.442	38.0	3-7	L4	591	665	-74	69-86	36-41	32-45	34-54
1941	Chicago Cubs	70	84	.455	31.0	4-6	L1	666	670	-4	77-78	38-39	32-45	36-52
1940	St. Louis Browns	67	87	.435	33.5	6-4	W1	757	882	-125	67-89	37-39	30-48	42-68
1939	Washington Senators	65	88	.425	42.0	4-6	W2	702	797	-95	68-85	37-40	28-48	38-73
1938	Brooklyn Dodgers	69	80	.463	28.5	6-4	W3	704	710	-6	75-76	31-41	38-39	45-61
1937	Brooklyn Dodgers	62	91	.405	39.5	1-9	L2	616	772	-156	62-93	36-39	26-52	40-70
1936	Boston Bees	71	83	.461	31.5	5-5	L1	631	715	-84	70-87	35-43	36-40	36-52
1935	Washington Senators	67	86	.438	32.5	4-6	L1	823	903	-80	70-84	37-39	30-47	34-54
1934	St. Louis Browns	67	85	.441	33.0	4-6	L3	674	800	-126	65-89	36-39	31-46	27-61
1933	Brooklyn Dodgers	65	88	.425	34.5	5-4	W1	617	695	-78	70-87	36-41	29-47	42-67
1932	New York Giants	72	82	.468	35.0	5-5	L1	755	706	+49	82-72	37-40	35-42	43-67
1931	St. Louis Browns	63	91	.409	45.0	4-6	W3	721	870	-149	64-90	39-38	24-53	28-60
1930	St. Louis Browns	64	90	.416	38.0	4-6	L1	751	886	-135	65-89	38-40	26-50	30-58
1929	Detroit Tigers	70	84	.455	36.0	5-5	L1	926	928	-2	77-78	38-39	32-45	34-54
1928	Detroit Tigers	68	86	.442	33.0	5-5	L1	744	804	-60	72-82	36-41	32-45	24-42
1927	Brooklyn Robins	65	88	.425	44.5	4-5	W1	541	619	-78	68-86	34-39	31-49	33-55
1926	Brooklyn Robins	71	82	.464	19.5	6-4	W2	623	705	-82	69-86	38-38	33-44	34-54
1925	New York Yankees	69	85	.448	28.5	5-4	W1	706	774	-68	71-85	42-36	27-49	44-66
1924	Boston Red Sox	67	87	.435	26.5	5-5	W1	735	806	-71	72-85	41-36	27-51	20-46
1923	Philadelphia Athletics	69	83	.454	29.0	6-4	W1	661	761	-100	67-86	34-41	35-42	26-40
1922	Washington Senators	69	85	.448	25.0	4-6	W1	650	706	-56	71-83	40-39	29-46	47-63
1921	Cincinnati Reds	70	83	.458	28.0	4-6	L2	618	649	-31	73-80	40-36	30-47	48-61
1920	Washington Senators	68	84	.447	29.0	5-5	L1	723	802	-79	69-84	37-38	31-46	23-43
1919	Boston Braves	57	82	.410	38.5	4-6	W1	465	563	-98	58-82	29-38	28-44	25-54
1918	Philadelphia Phillies	55	68	.447	26.0	6-4	L1	430	507	-77	53-72	27-29	28-39	27-41
1917	New York Yankees	71	82	.464	28.5	4-6	W1	524	558	-34	73-82	35-40	36-42	35-53
1916	Chicago Cubs	67	86	.438	26.5	4-6	W2	520	541	-21	75-81	37-41	30-45	32-55
1915	New York Giants	69	83	.454	32.5	4-6	W1	582	628	-46	72-83	37-38	32-45	24-40
1913	Detroit Tigers	66	87	.431	35.5	4-6	W1	625	716	-91	67-86	34-42	32-45	44-65
1912	St. Louis Cardinals	63	90	.412	42.5	4-6	L2	659	830	-171	61-92	37-40	26-50	21-45
1911	Cincinnati Reds	70	83	.458	32.0	5-4	W1	682	706	-24	77-82	38-42	32-41	42-68
1910	Washington Senators	66	85	.437	36.5	5-4	W1	501	551	-50	72-85	38-35	28-50	27-58
1909	St. Louis Browns	61	89	.407	48.0	1-8	L1	441	575	-134	59-95	40-37	21-52	30-55
1908	Washington Senators	67	85	.441	31.0	6-4	W5	479	539	-60	69-86	43-32	24-53	32-54
1907	Cincinnati Reds	66	87	.431	41.5	6-4	W1	526	519	+7	79-77	43-36	23-51	32-55
1906	Cincinnati Reds	64	87	.424	51.5	2-7	L1	533	582	-49	71-84	36-40	28-47	17-48
1905	Washington Senators	64	87	.424	40.0	5-4	W2	559	623	-64	69-85	33-42	31-45	36-49
1904	Detroit Tigers	62	90	.408	43.5	3-6	L1	505	627	-122	65-97	34-40	28-50	39-71
1903	Chicago White Sox	60	77	.438	30.5	4-6	W3	516	613	-97	58-80	41-28	19-49	29-49
1902	St. Louis Cardinals	56	78	.418	44.5	1-8	L2	517	695	-178	51-89	28-38	28-40	28-49
1901	Cleveland Blues	54	82	.397	34.5	2-8	L6	666	831	-165	55-83	28-39	26-43	34-64