The .700 Club: Blessedly Good Baseball

Author: Douglas Jordan, Ph.D.

Publication: The Baseball Research Journal

Publication Date: Fall 2016

Abstract:
The inspiration for this article was the play of the St. Louis Cardinals at the start of the 2015 season. Well into May, the Cards’ winning percentage was over .700. They were 24–10 (.706) after their game of May 14, which meant they had played over 20 percent of the season with a winning percentage above .700. I wondered: How many teams have played .700 ball for the whole season?