11 MLB Teams With The Most Wins On The 4th Of July

The 4th of July holiday is officially here, allowing families and friends to celebrate freedom with a day full of fireworks, grilled meats, and sporting entertainment. America’s pastime has been an Independence Day staple throughout the years. MLB action is set to kick off at 11 AM ET and continue through the wee hours of the night.

Baseball has a long history with the 4th of July. On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig made his famous “Luckiest Man” speech in New York. Nolan Ryan struck out his 3,000th batter on July 4, 1980. The MLB and the holiday are both synonymous with summertime.

Teams have competed for more than a century on the diamond on the 4th of July. Some have played far more times than others.

Below is a list of the 10 Major League Baseball teams with the most wins on Independence Day, ranked from tenth to first (data provided by Champs or Chumps).

11. Atlanta Braves

The Braves are one of 11 teams to post more than 90 wins on the 4th of July. They’ve gone 93-104 across 199 games.

Most recently, they lost to the Giants in 2024. They’re currently riding a two-game losing streak on the holiday.

10. Cleveland Guardians

The Guardians also have 93 wins though they’ve been able to get there much more quickly.

Cleveland is 93-80-2 with a winning streak that currently sits at two games. They beat the AL Central rival White Sox last season.

9. St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals are 95-97-2 across 194 games on Independence Day. They picked up a win over the Pirates last season to move one step closer to .500 all-time.

St. Louis has played the seventh-most times on July 4th in league history.

8. Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers are 97-86-2 on the holiday, though they’ve dropped their last two occasions.

Los Angeles lost to the Diamondbacks last season and the Pirates the year prior, ending what had been an eight-game 4th of July winning streak.

7. New York Yankees

The Yankees match Los Angeles’s 97-game win total though they’ve done so in 12 fewer contests.

New York is 97-73-3 over 173 matchups and boast one of the highest winning percentages on this list.

6. Boston Red Sox

New York’s rival, Boston, owns the top record on this list at 98-68 (59% success rate). That number falls just shy of the Nationals’ 60.7%-win percentage, the best in the Majors (37-24 overall record).

The Red Sox beat the Marlins last year and have won nine of their last 10 games on Independence Day.

5. Chicago White Sox

The White Sox are the first of the 100-game winners with a 100-84 overall record. They have, however, dropped their last seven 4th of July outings which is still four shy of the longest losing skid.

Interestingly, they own the longest Independence Day win streak at 14 games.

4. Cincinnati Reds

The Reds are 104-89-2 across 195 all-time games on the holiday. They’ve won their last two opportunities.

Cincinnati beat the Yankees last year to pick up its sixth win in the last seven chances.

3. Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies are 105-103 all-time on July 4th, sitting just above .500. They lost last year to the Cubs.

Philadelphia is one of three clubs on this list with more than 200 Independence Day meetings.

2. Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates are 108-104-1 in 213 all-time contests on the holiday. They rank second in both wins and appearances.

Last year, Pittsburgh fell to NL Central rival St. Louis. They’ll play the Mariners this time around.

1. Chicago Cubs

The Cubs have the most wins and appearance on the 4th of July. Chicago is 117-96-3 through 2016 games, a win rate of 54.2%.

Their longest win streak sits at eight games while their first Independence Day matchup came way back in 1885.