best win% by a team through the first 5 games of a season in 1962,1963,and 1964

4 teams were tied for the best winning percentage in their first 5 games in 1964, winning 80.0 percent of the time. The first three are the Philadelphia Phillies, the Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles.

TEAM W% SEASON W L G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Phillies
Phillies
.800
1964
4
1
5
171
27
43
5
1
8
27
12
2
29
2
3
185
74
14
0
0
1
2
.251
.308
.433
.741
2 Indians
Indians
.800
1964
4
1
5
185
25
47
11
0
5
25
20
8
32
4
3
217
73
16
2
2
4
7
.254
.349
.395
.743
3 Orioles
Orioles
.800
1964
4
1
5
184
18
46
8
1
4
15
18
1
35
5
1
208
68
13
1
4
4
6
.250
.314
.370
.684
4 Twins
Twins
.800
1964
4
1
5
181
36
51
8
3
8
33
21
1
24
1
4
205
89
19
1
1
0
0
.282
.358
.492
.850
5 Red Sox
Red Sox
.600
1964
3
2
5
176
17
48
4
4
4
15
12
0
31
1
0
189
72
12
1
0
1
6
.273
.319
.409
.728
6 Pirates
Pirates
.600
1964
3
2
5
199
22
60
8
1
2
21
17
0
28
2
2
218
76
11
2
0
4
5
.302
.356
.382
.738
7 Giants
Giants
.600
1964
3
2
5
156
25
30
1
0
8
24
18
1
16
0
1
177
55
9
2
0
1
3
.192
.280
.353
.633
8 Cardinals
Cardinals
.600
1964
3
2
5
172
15
37
6
0
3
15
8
1
22
0
2
185
52
9
3
1
1
3
.215
.253
.302
.555
9 Tigers
Tigers
.600
1964
3
2
5
156
19
38
3
5
7
17
9
2
21
1
2
169
72
15
1
1
0
5
.244
.292
.462
.753
10 Reds
Reds
.600
1964
3
2
5
176
24
46
7
1
5
20
10
3
25
5
0
190
70
13
0
1
1
3
.261
.311
.398
.708
11 Braves
Braves
.400
1964
2
3
5
174
25
45
7
1
6
22
15
1
27
4
1
194
72
14
4
0
0
4
.259
.321
.414
.735
12 Cubs
Cubs
.400
1964
2
3
5
187
28
55
16
2
11
28
22
1
45
0
2
216
108
29
3
3
4
7
.294
.366
.578
.944
13 White Sox
White Sox
.400
1964
2
3
5
172
23
41
7
4
1
20
19
2
35
1
0
197
59
12
3
1
0
5
.238
.320
.343
.663
14 Angels
Angels
.400
1964
2
3
5
169
22
42
4
1
4
21
19
2
29
2
3
194
60
9
4
0
0
2
.249
.332
.355
.687
15 Senators
Senators
.400
1964
2
3
5
157
18
30
3
3
6
16
15
3
32
1
1
178
57
12
3
0
1
2
.191
.274
.363
.637
16 Colt .45's
Colt .45's
.400
1964
2
3
5
160
18
36
6
2
3
15
17
1
29
0
0
183
55
11
4
1
2
3
.225
.302
.344
.645
17 Yankees
Yankees
.200
1964
1
4
5
190
12
41
5
0
0
11
18
1
35
2
0
212
46
5
2
1
3
5
.216
.286
.242
.528
18 Dodgers
Dodgers
.200
1964
1
4
5
157
11
34
4
0
4
11
12
0
27
6
0
173
50
8
3
1
0
3
.217
.271
.318
.589
19 Athletics
Athletics
.200
1964
1
4
5
158
16
35
6
1
4
12
22
1
32
1
0
183
55
11
1
1
0
7
.222
.319
.348
.667
20 Mets
Mets
.200
1964
1
4
5
175
18
51
9
0
1
18
10
3
26
1
1
190
63
10
2
0
0
6
.291
.340
.360
.700
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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9th

R

778

8th

SO

1,471

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ERA

3.79

8th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
Marlins Marlins
79
83
.488
17.0
Braves Braves
76
86
.469
20.0
Nationals Nationals
66
96
.407
30.0
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10/9
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LAD LAD
6:08 PM
Sat
10/11
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
8:08 PM
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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6-3
Mon
9/15
CHC CHC
@
PIT PIT
4-1
Mon
9/15
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7-5
Mon
9/15
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
2-1
Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
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WSH WSH
5-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
LAD LAD
6:08 PM
Thu
10/9
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
9:08 PM
Fri
10/10
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
8:08 PM
Sat
10/11
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
4:38 PM
Sat
10/11
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
8:08 PM