Which team finished the 2014 season with the best record in all of Major League Baseball?

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim finished the 2014 season with Major League Baseball’s best record. They went 98–64, giving them a .605 winning percentage and the top overall mark in the majors.

The Angels won the American League West by 10 games over the Oakland Athletics. Their lineup was led by Mike Trout and Albert Pujols, while the club’s pitching staff helped produce a 143-run advantage over the season.

The achievement earned Los Angeles the American League’s top playoff seed, but the regular-season success did not continue into October. The Angels were swept by the Kansas City Royals in the American League Division Series, losing three games without winning one.

The franchise name can cause confusion because the club has used several official names. In 2014, its official name was the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, though the team played in Anaheim and is commonly called the Angels. The record itself, rather than the naming convention, is the key to this answer.