Winning the Battle . . .

Baseball franchises with most wins by decade. (Braves have most wins from 1990-1996 and have won one World Series):

* DECADE: TEAM, WINS: SERIES WINS

* 1900-09: Pirates, 938 wins: 1 World Series win

* 1910-19: Giants, 889 wins: 0 World Series wins

* 1920-29: Yankees, 933 wins: 3 World Series wins

* 1930-39: Yankees, 970 wins: 5 World Series wins

* 1940-49: Cardinals, 960 wins: 3 World Series wins

* 1950-59: Yankees, 955 wins: 6 World Series wins

* 1960-69: Orioles, 911 wins: 1 World Series win

* 1970-79: Reds, 953 wins: 2 World Series wins

* 1980-89: Yankees, 854 wins: 0 World Series wins

Source: World Features Syndicate