Ranking the 10 best Blue Jays teams by regular season record

2. 1992: 96-66 (.593), 1st AL East

The 1992 Blue Jays will be forever ingrained in fans' memories and hearts. With the second-best record in team history, this team finally got over the hump in the ALCS on their fourth try after close calls in 1985, 1989 and 1991.

With speedsters Devon White and Roberto Alomar at the top of the order and massive RBI run producers Joe Carter (119) and 40-year-old Dave Winfield (108) in the middle of the lineup, the 1992 Blue Jays scored the second-most runs and hit the second-most home runs in the majors. They featured a multi-faceted offensive attack, with Carter leading the team with 34 home runs and Alomar and White combining for 86 stolen bases.

On the mound, veteran starter Jack Morris arrived in Toronto and led MLB with 21 wins, earning Cy Young and MVP votes. In the bullpen, the Blue Jays featured the best setup man-closer combo in the game with Duane Ward handing the ball to The Terminator Tom Henke.

This dominating team led the division for 176 days and never had a record under .500, finishing four games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. They finished two games behind the Atlanta Braves for the best record in MLB but beat them in six games for the franchise's first World Series title.

1. 1985: 99-62 (.615), 1st AL East

In 1985, the franchise was still young, just eight years into its existence. At 99-66, the Blue Jays that season got as close to 100 wins as the franchise has ever come. They jumped from 89 wins and a second-place finish 15 games back in 1984 to the team's first AL East title. They trailed the St. Louis Cardinals by one loss for the best record in MLB but only played 161 games thanks to a postponed game that wasn't made up.

With outfielder Jesse Barfield and starting pitcher Dave Stieb sharing top honors as the team's best players, each accumulating 6.8 bWAR, the Blue Jays put together five winnings streaks of five-plus games. They had streaks of seven, eight and nine wins as they marched toward their first playoff berth. Barfield led Jays hitters with a .905 OPS and finished seventh in MVP voting. The 27-year-old Stieb, in his fifth All-Star season in six years, led the American League with a 2.48 ERA, 171 ERA+ and a stingy seven hits per nine innings.

Unfortunately, the Blue Jays' first foray into the playoffs resulted in a seven-game loss in the ALCS to the Royals — even after going up 3-1 in the series.