what baseball team won the most games in the 40s

Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, the St. Louis Cardinals had the most wins by a team, with 960 wins.

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What baseball team won in the regular season the most games in the 40s?

	TEAM	W	L	W%	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Cardinals	960	580	.623	1,560	54,333	7,443	14,767	2,610	594	886	6,894	5,358	240	5,107	474	61,045	21,223	4,090	1,114	1,033	.272	.340	.391	.730
2	Yankees	929	609	.604	1,544	52,791	7,631	13,957	2,236	634	1,208	7,145	6,208	291	5,781	537	60,117	21,085	4,078	827	1,198	.264	.345	.399	.744
3	Dodgers	894	646	.581	1,554	53,623	7,537	14,349	2,546	547	789	6,937	6,057	218	5,287	772	60,986	20,356	3,882	1,088	1,038	.268	.344	.380	.724
4	Red Sox	854	683	.556	1,552	53,570	7,714	14,521	2,597	512	1,012	7,177	6,425	196	5,607	575	61,175	21,178	4,121	984	1,271	.271	.351	.395	.747
5	Tigers	834	705	.542	1,554	53,168	6,955	13,962	2,303	487	882	6,438	6,110	188	5,378	487	60,472	19,885	3,672	1,006	1,329	.263	.341	.374	.715
6	Indians	800	731	.523	1,544	52,885	6,516	13,736	2,394	565	902	6,105	5,368	176	5,847	483	59,414	19,966	3,861	985	1,165	.260	.330	.378	.708
7	Reds	767	769	.499	1,546	52,919	5,986	13,273	2,287	362	719	5,543	4,610	236	5,158	554	58,771	18,441	3,368	1,006	1,103	.251	.314	.348	.662
8	Pirates	756	776	.493	1,554	53,001	6,929	13,869	2,229	582	820	6,422	5,690	208	5,583	595	59,706	19,722	3,631	807	1,154	.262	.336	.372	.708
9	Cubs	736	802	.479	1,549	53,181	6,388	13,849	2,298	463	751	5,872	5,097	234	5,677	497	59,473	19,326	3,512	961	1,100	.260	.328	.363	.691
10	Giants	724	808	.473	1,547	52,994	6,872	13,800	1,939	417	1,236	6,448	5,239	271	5,188	401	59,363	20,281	3,592	859	1,238	.260	.330	.383	.713
11	Braves	719	808	.471	1,539	52,850	6,285	13,559	2,362	379	721	5,838	5,255	184	5,475	522	59,312	18,842	3,462	1,023	1,122	.257	.326	.357	.682
12	White Sox	707	820	.463	1,536	52,344	5,944	13,381	2,100	492	411	5,427	5,259	167	5,218	851	58,574	17,698	3,003	804	1,226	.256	.326	.338	.664
13	Browns	698	833	.456	1,545	52,657	6,650	13,443	2,338	486	874	6,206	5,795	164	6,248	437	59,539	19,375	3,698	923	1,148	.255	.331	.368	.699
14	Senators	677	858	.441	1,541	52,853	6,192	13,605	2,231	578	465	5,680	5,331	216	5,302	876	59,192	18,387	3,274	792	1,144	.257	.328	.348	.676
15	Athletics	638	898	.415	1,544	52,479	6,098	13,321	2,122	495	569	5,628	5,467	196	5,322	393	59,159	18,140	3,186	1,017	1,312	.254	.327	.346	.672
16	Phillies	584	951	.380	1,543	52,313	5,447	13,028	1,996	401	713	5,038	4,540	211	5,621	438	57,948	17,965	3,110	884	1,169	.249	.312	.343	.655