The Chicago Cubs are as hot as can be and stand atop baseball with a 24-6 record through their first 30 games. Winning 24 of 30 to start a season is a relatively unusual accomplishment, one that hadn’t been done in 32 years.

Have teams that good at the start of a season fared well at the finish? Here’s a review that goes through the past 80 years.

1984 Tigers: started 26-4, won World Series Most Wins Through First 30 Games Last 80 Years 1984 Tigers* 26 1955 Dodgers* 25 2016 Cubs 24 1981 Athletics 24 1977 Dodgers 24 1958 Yankees* 24 1946 Red Sox 24 1939 Yankees* 24 >> Won World Series

The Detroit Tigers came roaring out of the gate starting 26-4 and then 35-5, with the high point being Jack Morris’ no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox. The Tigers went wire-to-wire, finished with 104-58, swept the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series and beat the San Diego Padres in five games to win the World Series.

1981 Athletics: started 24-6, lost in ALCS

Billy Martin brought “BillyBall” to the Oakland Athletics, who benefited for the short term. They started 24-6 in what turned into the “first half” of the strike-shortened season (which the Athletics won). The Athletics were led by young star Rickey Henderson, who hit .319 with 56 stolen bases (he’d steal 130 the next year). The Athletics won an American League Division Series matchup with the Royals, but were swept by Martin’s former team, the New York Yankees, in the ALCS.

1977 Dodgers: started 24-6, lost in World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers were a powerful bunch. They started 24-6, and led the National League West by 11 games only 30 games into the season. Their lineup featured four 30-home run hitters -- Steve Garvey, Reggie Smith, Ron Cey and Dusty Baker. But after advancing to the World Series, they lost in six games to the Yankees, with Reggie Jackson hitting three home runs in the final game.

1958 Yankees: started 24-6, won World Series

The Yankees started fast, with 24 wins in their first 30 games and built a huge lead on the Boston Red Sox. The World Series would pose the most formidable challenge, but the Yankees rose to the occasion. Trailing 3-games-to-1, they won three straight, including the last two in Milwaukee to win the World Series.

The Brooklyn Dodgers were finally able to celebrate both their start and their finish. Getty Images

1955 Dodgers: started 25-5, won World Series

“Wait ‘Till Next Year” finally came for the Dodgers, who lost to the Yankees in the World Series in 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952 and 1953. In 1955, the Dodgers started 22-2, hit a brief skid, but easily won the National League pennant. Hall of Famer Duke Snider hit .309 with 42 home runs and a league-leading 136 RBIs. The Dodgers beat the Yankees in seven games to win the World Series, with 23-year-old Johnny Podres pitching a shutout in Game 7.

1946 Red Sox: started 24-6, lost in World Series

The Curse of the Bambino was not yet recognized, though by 1946 it had been 28 years since the Red Sox last World Series triumph. These Red Sox weren’t just 24-6, they were 50-20 and 65-25. They won 104 games and looked to be favorites in the World Series.

Then came a fluke injury to Ted Williams, when he was hit on the elbow in an exhibition game in the time between the regular season and World Series.

The Red Sox lost the World Series in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals. Williams, who hit .342 in the regular season, went 5-for-25 with no home runs in the series, his only appearance in the World Series.

1939 Yankees: started 24-6, won World Series

The 1939 Yankees are considered one of baseball’s greatest teams. They went 24-6 through 30 games, 40-10 through 50 games, finished 106-45 and won the AL pennant by 17 games. These were Joe DiMaggio’s Yankees, as “The Yankee Clipper” hit .381 with 30 home runs and 126 RBI in 120 games. Rookie Charlie Keller was also fantastic, hitting .334 in the regular season and .438 with three home runs in a sweep of the Reds in the World Series.