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	Table	Total					Cumulative		Table	Total					Cumulative
	Rank	Rank	Franchise	City	Lg	Pos	WS Rate		Rank	Rank	Franchise	City	Lg	Pos	WS Rate
	1	1	New York Yankees	New York	AL	C	129.724		136	168	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto	AL	CF	98.823
	2	3	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona	NL	SP	125.226		137	169	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee	NL	LF	98.700
	3	4	New York Yankees	New York	AL	CF	125.105		138	170	Chicago Cubs	Chicago	NL	C	98.699
	4	5	Houston Astros	Houston	NL	2B	124.473		139	172	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia	NL	3B	98.421
	5	13	New York Yankees	New York	AL	RF	117.922		140	173	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland	AL	1B	98.322
	6	14	Boston Red Sox	Boston	AL	LF	116.987		141	174	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland	AL	RF	98.317
	7	15	Houston Astros	Houston	NL	1B	116.208		142	175	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore	AL	1B	97.933
	8	16	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis	NL	1B	116.161		143	176	Washington Nationals	Washington	NL	LF	97.818
	9	17	New York Yankees	New York	AL	1B	115.764		144	177	Tampa Bay Rays	Tampa Bay	AL	1B	97.790
	10	18	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh	NL	SS	115.071		145	178	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona	NL	LF	97.742
	11	19	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco	NL	1B	114.708		146	180	Texas Rangers	Texas	AL	RF	97.609
	12	20	New York Yankees	New York	AL	2B	114.656		147	183	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto	AL	LF	97.471
	13	21	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City	AL	3B	114.477		148	184	Minnesota Twins	Minnesota	AL	CF	97.446
	14	23	Colorado Rockies	Colorado	NL	1B	113.570		149	185	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati	NL	1B	97.421
	15	24	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto	AL	SP	113.333		150	186	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh	NL	SP	97.323
	16	26	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta	NL	3B	113.014		151	188	San Diego Padres	San Diego	NL	CF	97.210
	17	27	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco	NL	CF	112.793		152	189	Chicago White Sox	Chicago	AL	RF	97.196
	18	28	Florida Marlins	Florida	NL	SS	112.773		153	190	Minnesota Twins	Minnesota	AL	2B	97.185
	19	32	Detroit Tigers	Detroit	AL	RF	112.193		154	192	Texas Rangers	Texas	AL	SS	97.057
	20	33	New York Yankees	New York	AL	SS	111.833		155	193	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee	NL	2B	96.778
	21	34	New York Yankees	New York	AL	3B	111.491		156	194	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles	AL	SS	96.719
	22	35	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco	NL	C	111.323		157	196	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles	AL	LF	96.521
	23	37	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco	NL	SS	110.906		158	197	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta	NL	C	96.435
	24	38	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles	NL	C	110.849		159	198	Chicago White Sox	Chicago	AL	LF	96.371
	25	39	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles	NL	SP	110.656		160	200	Boston Red Sox	Boston	AL	2B	96.353
	26	40	San Diego Padres	San Diego	NL	RF	110.364		161	201	Minnesota Twins	Minnesota	AL	SP	96.175
	27	41	Florida Marlins	Florida	NL	3B	110.097		162	203	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles	NL	3B	95.898
	28	42	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles	NL	2B	109.637		163	204	Minnesota Twins	Minnesota	AL	RF	95.734
	29	43	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco	NL	LF	109.267		164	T205	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis	NL	RF	95.712
	30	44	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco	NL	RF	109.184		165	207	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia	NL	C	95.704
	31	45	Chicago Cubs	Chicago	NL	SP	109.137		166	208	New York Mets	New York	NL	SS	95.691
	32	46	Chicago White Sox	Chicago	AL	SP	109.127		167	209	Oakland Athletics	Oakland	AL	RF	95.652
	33	48	Boston Red Sox	Boston	AL	SS	108.877		168	210	New York Mets	New York	NL	CF	95.636
	34	49	New York Yankees	New York	AL	LF	108.793		169	211	Washington Nationals	Washington	NL	CF	95.612
	35	50	Seattle Mariners	Seattle	AL	CF	108.763		170	212	Chicago White Sox	Chicago	AL	3B	95.511
	36	51	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati	NL	2B	108.740		171	213	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto	AL	RF	95.418
	37	53	New York Yankees	New York	AL	SP	108.569		172	214	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore	AL	RF	95.094
	38	54	Detroit Tigers	Detroit	AL	2B	108.442		173	216	Seattle Mariners	Seattle	AL	2B	94.994
	39	55	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee	NL	SS	108.356		174	217	Texas Rangers	Texas	AL	3B	94.974
	40	57	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati	NL	C	108.321		175	218	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore	AL	SP	94.931
	41	59	Houston Astros	Houston	NL	CF	107.977		176	219	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto	AL	2B	94.828
	42	61	Boston Red Sox	Boston	AL	3B	107.589		177	221	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati	NL	RF	94.726
	43	62	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles	NL	1B	107.313		178	222	Texas Rangers	Texas	AL	2B	94.653
	44	63	Tampa Bay Rays	Tampa Bay	AL	LF	107.161		179	224	Houston Astros	Houston	NL	LF	94.482
	45	64	San Diego Padres	San Diego	NL	1B	107.142		180	226	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles	AL	3B	94.453
	46	65	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City	AL	CF	106.966		181	227	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona	NL	C	94.360
	47	66	Colorado Rockies	Colorado	NL	RF	106.705		182	228	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City	AL	1B	94.329
	48	67	Detroit Tigers	Detroit	AL	CF	106.689		183	230	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles	AL	CF	94.208
	49	69	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh	NL	LF	106.592		184	231	San Diego Padres	San Diego	NL	3B	94.206
	50	71	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta	NL	SP	106.476		185	232	Houston Astros	Houston	NL	3B	94.096
	51	72	Detroit Tigers	Detroit	AL	C	106.423		186	234	Washington Nationals	Washington	NL	SP	93.994
	52	75	Oakland Athletics	Oakland	AL	3B	106.193		187	236	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto	AL	SS	93.921
	53	76	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia	NL	RF	106.022		188	238	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee	NL	CF	93.630
	54	77	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco	NL	2B	105.935		189	239	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland	AL	LF	93.610
	55	78	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto	AL	1B	105.822		190	240	Tampa Bay Rays	Tampa Bay	AL	3B	93.517
	56	79	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona	NL	2B	105.642		191	241	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh	NL	2B	93.280
	57	81	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland	AL	CF	105.404		192	242	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta	NL	2B	93.132
	58	83	Florida Marlins	Florida	NL	2B	105.293		193	243	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore	AL	3B	93.126
	59	84	Boston Red Sox	Boston	AL	SP	105.211		194	244	Boston Red Sox	Boston	AL	C	93.052
	60	85	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland	AL	SS	105.139		195	246	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City	AL	C	92.960
	61	86	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee	NL	3B	105.092		196	247	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore	AL	C	92.947
	62	87	Oakland Athletics	Oakland	AL	1B	105.068		197	248	Chicago White Sox	Chicago	AL	CF	92.836
	63	88	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland	AL	3B	104.909		198	252	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto	AL	3B	92.536
	64	89	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis	NL	2B	104.868		199	253	Texas Rangers	Texas	AL	C	92.333
	65	90	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles	NL	LF	104.845		200	256	Seattle Mariners	Seattle	AL	SS	92.101
	66	91	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles	NL	RF	104.751		201	257	Boston Red Sox	Boston	AL	1B	91.979
	67	92	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles	AL	SP	104.734		202	258	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh	NL	1B	91.937
	68	94	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis	NL	LF	104.620		203	259	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta	NL	1B	91.829
	69	95	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles	AL	2B	104.475		204	260	Florida Marlins	Florida	NL	RF	91.750
	70	96	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland	AL	2B	104.452		205	261	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta	NL	LF	91.736
	71	97	Chicago White Sox	Chicago	AL	2B	104.356		206	262	Florida Marlins	Florida	NL	SP	91.615
	72	98	Chicago Cubs	Chicago	NL	2B	104.332		207	263	Houston Astros	Houston	NL	SS	91.550
	73	99	Chicago Cubs	Chicago	NL	3B	104.294		208	265	Washington Nationals	Washington	NL	C	91.474
	74	100	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco	NL	SP	104.129		209	266	Minnesota Twins	Minnesota	AL	LF	91.439
	75	101	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis	NL	SS	103.929		210	267	Colorado Rockies	Colorado	NL	3B	91.328
	76	104	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh	NL	RF	103.584		211	269	Minnesota Twins	Minnesota	AL	SS	90.970
	77	105	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco	NL	3B	103.409		212	270	Washington Nationals	Washington	NL	SS	90.860
	78	106	Washington Nationals	Washington	NL	RF	103.311		213	271	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto	AL	C	90.831
	79	107	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles	AL	RF	103.298		214	272	Houston Astros	Houston	NL	RF	90.791
	80	108	Chicago White Sox	Chicago	AL	SS	103.197		215	273	Washington Nationals	Washington	NL	2B	90.750
	81	109	Oakland Athletics	Oakland	AL	C	103.105		216	274	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona	NL	3B	90.719
	82	110	Seattle Mariners	Seattle	AL	RF	103.044		217	275	Seattle Mariners	Seattle	AL	SP	90.717
	83	111	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis	NL	C	103.012		218	277	Oakland Athletics	Oakland	AL	CF	90.426
	84	112	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland	AL	SP	102.901		219	278	San Diego Padres	San Diego	NL	C	90.409
	85	113	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta	NL	RF	102.816		220	280	Florida Marlins	Florida	NL	1B	90.292
	86	114	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City	AL	SP	102.695		221	281	Tampa Bay Rays	Tampa Bay	AL	SS	90.266
	87	115	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona	NL	CF	102.564		222	282	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia	NL	SP	90.233
	88	116	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis	NL	SP	102.434		223	283	Oakland Athletics	Oakland	AL	SP	90.198
	89	117	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta	NL	CF	102.217		224	284	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore	AL	2B	89.810
	90	118	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati	NL	SP	102.167		225	285	New York Mets	New York	NL	2B	89.764
	91	119	Texas Rangers	Texas	AL	LF	102.122		226	286	Detroit Tigers	Detroit	AL	3B	89.487
	92	120	Florida Marlins	Florida	NL	LF	102.101		227	287	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia	NL	1B	89.445
	93	121	Texas Rangers	Texas	AL	1B	101.609		228	290	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee	NL	RF	89.382
	94	122	Detroit Tigers	Detroit	AL	LF	101.536		229	291	Oakland Athletics	Oakland	AL	SS	89.069
	95	123	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore	AL	SS	101.535		230	292	New York Mets	New York	NL	1B	88.905
	96	124	Chicago Cubs	Chicago	NL	SS	101.513		231	293	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee	NL	C	88.802
	97	125	Chicago Cubs	Chicago	NL	LF	101.477		232	294	Washington Nationals	Washington	NL	3B	88.792
	98	126	Chicago Cubs	Chicago	NL	1B	101.358		233	295	Seattle Mariners	Seattle	AL	LF	88.616
	99	127	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati	NL	SS	101.297		234	296	Tampa Bay Rays	Tampa Bay	AL	CF	88.443
	100	128	Boston Red Sox	Boston	AL	CF	101.275		235	297	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore	AL	CF	88.426
	101	130	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia	NL	CF	101.212		236	298	New York Mets	New York	NL	LF	88.297
	102	131	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati	NL	3B	101.187		237	299	Colorado Rockies	Colorado	NL	LF	88.293
	103	132	Detroit Tigers	Detroit	AL	SP	101.156		238	300	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles	AL	1B	88.220
	104	134	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles	NL	CF	101.070		239	301	Seattle Mariners	Seattle	AL	1B	87.956
	105	136	New York Mets	New York	NL	C	100.788		240	302	Colorado Rockies	Colorado	NL	SS	87.828
	106	137	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh	NL	CF	100.711		241	303	San Diego Padres	San Diego	NL	LF	87.765
	107	138	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia	NL	LF	100.612		242	304	San Diego Padres	San Diego	NL	SS	87.194
	108	139	Detroit Tigers	Detroit	AL	1B	100.529		243	307	Seattle Mariners	Seattle	AL	C	86.933
	109	140	Houston Astros	Houston	NL	SP	100.360		244	309	Colorado Rockies	Colorado	NL	CF	86.847
	110	141	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati	NL	CF	100.321		245	310	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City	AL	LF	86.620
	111	142	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati	NL	LF	100.251		246	311	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia	NL	2B	86.493
	112	143	Minnesota Twins	Minnesota	AL	1B	100.120		247	312	Colorado Rockies	Colorado	NL	SP	86.126
	113	144	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore	AL	LF	100.109		248	313	San Diego Padres	San Diego	NL	2B	86.039
	114	145	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland	AL	C	100.061		249	316	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City	AL	SS	85.034
	115	146	Detroit Tigers	Detroit	AL	SS	100.031		250	317	New York Mets	New York	NL	RF	85.027
	116	147	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles	NL	SS	99.992		251	318	Washington Nationals	Washington	NL	1B	84.391
	117	148	Oakland Athletics	Oakland	AL	LF	99.960		252	320	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles	AL	C	84.327
	118	149	Boston Red Sox	Boston	AL	RF	99.810		253	321	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia	NL	SS	84.233
	119	150	Florida Marlins	Florida	NL	C	99.679		254	323	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee	NL	SP	84.131
	120	151	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh	NL	C	99.661		255	325	Texas Rangers	Texas	AL	SP	83.191
	121	152	Minnesota Twins	Minnesota	AL	3B	99.634		256	326	Houston Astros	Houston	NL	C	83.109
	122	153	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis	NL	3B	99.550		257	327	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City	AL	2B	83.055
	123	154	Chicago Cubs	Chicago	NL	RF	99.476		258	328	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona	NL	1B	82.383
	124	155	Chicago Cubs	Chicago	NL	CF	99.384		259	329	San Diego Padres	San Diego	NL	SP	82.285
	125	157	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh	NL	3B	99.300		260	330	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City	AL	RF	82.246
	126	158	New York Mets	New York	NL	3B	99.298		261	331	Texas Rangers	Texas	AL	CF	82.179
	127	159	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona	NL	SS	99.220		262	334	Tampa Bay Rays	Tampa Bay	AL	C	80.998
	128	160	Minnesota Twins	Minnesota	AL	C	99.163		263	335	Tampa Bay Rays	Tampa Bay	AL	RF	79.970
	129	161	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta	NL	SS	99.139		264	336	Tampa Bay Rays	Tampa Bay	AL	2B	79.271
	130	162	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee	NL	1B	99.123		265	338	Florida Marlins	Florida	NL	CF	78.429
	131	163	Chicago White Sox	Chicago	AL	C	99.029		266	339	Colorado Rockies	Colorado	NL	2B	78.058
	132	164	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis	NL	CF	98.997		267	340	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona	NL	RF	77.292
	133	165	New York Mets	New York	NL	SP	98.971		268	341	Tampa Bay Rays	Tampa Bay	AL	SP	77.200
	134	166	Chicago White Sox	Chicago	AL	1B	98.917		269	342	Seattle Mariners	Seattle	AL	3B	76.015
	135	167	Oakland Athletics	Oakland	AL	2B	98.877		270	343	Colorado Rockies	Colorado	NL	C	76.009
			Copyright © 2009-11 by Andre Lower
			Sources:
			All-Time Major League Handbook
			Win Shares Digital Update
			baseball-reference.com
			ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia