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Welcome to my tribute to the greatest baseball teams since 1901. This site first appeared in 1999 after I completed an extensive research project to name by 64 team field. The ratings are presented in a format that resembles the NCAA tournament. Teams were divided into four regions and ranked 1 through 16 within each. Automatic bids were awarded to all franchises that met either of the following criteria: wins a World Series, or has at least one season of .550 or better
Four years have passed since this page was first published. For a number of reasons I have updated this site. These include:
| 1) | The Arizona Diamondbacks now qualify for a spot. In 1999, the D-backs won 101 games. Two years later, they won 92 games and a World Series title. |
| 2) | In 2001, the Seattle Mariners won an American League record 116 games. |
| 3) | In 2002, the Anaheim Angels won their first World Series title. |
My latest rankings grid appears below. In preparing these ratings, my focus was on integrating the Diamondbacks, Mariners, and Angels clubs mentioned above into the research I did several years ago. As such, the 2003 update was not a comprehensive re-evaluation process.
Click here to see the criteria.
Click here to see my 1999 rankings
Summary of changes since 1999
| 1) | The emergence of Arizona as an automatic qualifier would normally have meant that an at-large team (probably the 1920 Indians) be removed. However, my 2003 ratings are taking advantage of a recent NCAA tournament change that saw the field expand to 65 teams. Under the current format, #64 plays #65 for a berth in the field of 64. In the table below, these are the 1997 Marlins and 1996 Rangers. |
| 2) | The Mariners and Angels squads are considered upgrades. These replace the 1997 Mariners and 1982 Angels respectively. |
| 3) | Despite a record 116 wins, the 2001 Mariners faltered in the ALCS. The 2001 Mariners draw a #3 seed. The 2002 Angels are seeded 14th and the 2001 Diamondbacks get a #16 seed. |
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Seed
East
South
Midwest
West
1
2
3
2001 Seattle
4
5
6
7
8
1912 NY Giants
1988 Oakland
9
1925 Pittsburgh
1946 SL Cardinals
1923 NY Yankees
10
1946 Bost Red Sox
1972 Oakland
1998 Houston
11
1960 Pittsburgh
1957 Milw. Braves
1935 Chicago Cubs
1954 NY Giants
12
1977 NY Yankees
1933 Washington
1994 Montreal
1974 Los Angeles
13
1967 SL Cardinals
1976 Phila. Phillies
1941 Brooklyn
1985 SL Cardinals
14
1993 San Francisco
1965 Minnesota
1920 Cleveland
2002 Anaheim
15
1993 Toronto
1914 Bost Braves
1977 Kansas City
1922 SL Browns
16
'97 Florida / '96 Texas
1982 Milw. Brewers
1998 San Diego
2001 Arizona
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