The best MLB teams that failed to win the World Series

The 1906 Cubs had a whopping .763 win percentage, going 116-36 during the regular season, but lost in six games in the World Series. Notables included Hall of Famers Mordecai Brown, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance. 

Going for their third consecutive World Series win, the Athletics lost in seven games to the Cardinals. Connie Mack's team had the most wins of its three-year run (107), featuring legends such as Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx and Al Simmons.

Looking to repeat and win their sixth World Series in seven seasons, the Yankees were defeated by the Cardinals in five games in the World Series. New York had 103 wins, with a lineup that featured Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Joe Gordon, and Charlie Keller.

The '46 Red Sox went from 71 wins the previous year to 104 wins before losing in seven games in the World Series. The team had huge offensive seasons from Ted Williams and Johnny Pesky.

The Indians won 111 games with a .721 winning percentage during the regular season but were swept by the New York Giants in the World Series. Hall of Famers Early Wynn, Bob Feller, Bob Lemon and Larry Doby paced Cleveland.

The '62 Dodgers won 102 games with great seasons from Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax leading the team in the World Series. However, they finished one game behind San Francisco in the NL.

After beating the Dodgers in a crazy pennant race, the Giants lost to the Yankees in seven games in the World Series. San Francisco's lineup was stacked, featuring huge years from Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Felipe Alou and a young Willie McCovey off the bench.

After winning 102 games during the regular season, the Reds fell in the World Series to the Orioles in seven games. The Reds featured three hitters with 30-plus homers (Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Lee May) along with Pete Rose.

The Phils were swept in the NLCS in 1976 but came back the following year with an identical 101 wins. This time they fell in four games in the best-of-five series to the Dodgers despite a Cy Young year from Steve Carlton and huge offensive seasons from Mike Schmidt, Greg Luzinski and Richie Hebner.

After winning 102 games during the regular season, the O's lost to the Pirates in the World Series. Their impressive rotation featured Mike Flanagan, Jim Palmer and Dennis Martinez, along with a lineup that had Ken Singleton, Eddie Murray and Gary Roenicke.

With much of the same core that won the 1986 World Series, the Mets won 100 games during the regular season in 1988 but lost in the NLCS. No one in the rotation had an ERA higher than 3.25, led by a 2.22 ERA from David Cone. Darryl Strawberry finished second in the MVP voting after hitting 39 home runs.

Making it to their third World Series in a row, the A's were heavily favored after winning 103 games during the regular season. They lost to the Reds in four games despite an incredible lineup that featured Rickey Henderson, Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco. The pitching staff featured Dave Stewart, Bob Welch and Dennis Eckersley at closer.

In the third season of the Braves' incredible '90s run, the Braves won 103 games but lost in the NLCS to the rival Phillies. The incredible rotation of Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Steve Avery wasn't enough. The team also featured David Justice and Ron Gant combining to hit 76 home runs.

One of the great what-ifs, the Expos led the NL with a 74-40 record until the MLB strike wiped out the season. The impressive rotation featured a 22-year-old Pedro Martinez, while the lineup was getting big years out of Larry Walker, Moises Alou, Wil Cordero and a very young Cliff Floyd.

One of the great lineups of the modern era, the Indians lost to Atlanta in the World Series after winning 100 games in the regular season. The team had five 20-plus home runs hitters, including 50 homers from Albert Belle, 31 home runs from Manny Ramirez and 25 from Jim Thome.

After winning the World Series in 1995, the Braves arguably had a better team in 1996 after winning 96 games during the regular season. They lost in the World Series despite a regular season in which John Smoltz, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine produced sub-3.00 ERAs, and the team saw big offensive outputs from Chipper Jones, Fred McGriff, Ryan Klesko and Marquis Grissom.

The Astros went all-in during the 1998 season, trading key prospects for Randy Johnson. The lineup was loaded with Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Moises Alou, Derek Bell and Carl Everett, but the team lost in the NLDS after winning 102 games during the regular season.

The Giants hit the cover off the ball in 2000, featuring three players with an OPS above 1.000 (Barry Bonds, Jeff Kent, Ellis Burks). The team scored 925 runs during the regular season and won 97 games, but the Giants were a quick out in the playoffs.

2001 was an emotional year for the Yankees with the events of 9/11, but they looked destined to win the World Series. They lost in seven games to a stacked Diamondbacks squad in a memorable World Series despite a team that featured Roger Clemens, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams.

The M's broke the wins record with 116 wins during the regular season, helped by a huge rookie season from Ichiro Suzuki and great offensive contributions from Edgar Martinez, Bret Boone, John Olerud and Mike Cameron. They disappointed in the playoffs, losing in the ALCS to the Yanks in five games.

The "Moneyball" A's won 103 games during the regular season with the Big Three of Tim Hudson, Barry Zito and Mark Mulder, along with a lineup that got huge years out of Eric Chavez and Miguel Tejada. They proceeded to lose a heartbreaking ALDS to the Twins.

The Yankees had their third straight year of more than 100 wins and were also ousted in the playoffs all of those years. After 30-plus homers from Gary Sheffield, Alex Rodriguez and Hideki Matsui during the season, New York was sitting pretty at 3-0 vs. Boston in the ALCS. Then Dave Roberts stole second base, the Red Sox won four straight and the rest is history.

Despite winning 105 games during the regular season, Boston's fate ruined the Cardinals with a sweep in the World Series. The team featured huge offensive seasons from Albert Pujols, Jim Edmonds and Scott Rolen.

The final year of Philadelphia's great run, the Phils won 102 games during the regular season before losing in five games to Chris Carpenter and the Cardinals in an incredible NLDS. The rotation was one of the best in recent memory with Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt.

The Nats had a breakout year in 2012, winning the NL East with 98 wins and a strong pitching staff that featured Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann, along with a strong lineup featuring six players with at least 17 home runs. Washington lost a heartbreaking NLDS to the Cardinals after holding a late-game lead vs. St. Louis in Game 5.