the west is the best

gyb13 · 09-30-2002, 02:51 PM

This has probably never happened, but thought I'd ask:

Has there ever been a season in which 2 divisions had 3 teams of 90+ wins?

Craig S. · 09-30-2002, 03:03 PM

1987 was the last time it happened.

The NL East had St. Louis with 95, the Mets with 92, and the Expos with 91.

The AL East had Detroit with 98, Toronto with 96, and Milwaukee with 91.

Craig S. · 09-30-2002, 03:06 PM

The other occurrence was 1977, with both divisions of the AL doing it. Six teams with 90 wins in a 14-team league.

gyb13 · 09-30-2002, 03:07 PM

thanks for checking....i wonder whether people would consider this a sign of competitive balance or imbalance...

tortured angel · 09-30-2002, 03:17 PM

11 teams with 92+ wins, 7 teams with 95+ losses including 4 with 100+. It's the shrinking middle class.

Ytown Tribe fan · 09-30-2002, 05:55 PM

That, and the unbalanced schedules. But baseball's middle class is definitely shrinking.

sweaver · 10-01-2002, 12:29 PM

It's part of the ebb and flow of the game. Was it last year, or the year before, that no team played above .600 ball or below .400 ball? This year, we have the flip side of that.

Fuzzy Bear · 10-01-2002, 06:22 PM

Baseball hasn't always had a middle class. The Philadelphia A's and Phillies of the 1930s and 1940s, a lot of Boston Brave teams, the St. Louis Browns; these were often perennial basement fodder; and I mean BAD basement fodder. The 1935 Brave team that Ruth hit .181 with 6 jacks for (a William Bendix-like performance) was 38-115.

Great teams have always needed chump teams to beat up on to look great.

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09-30-2002, 03:03 PM	#2
Craig S. Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,330	1987 was the last time it happened. The NL East had St. Louis with 95, the Mets with 92, and the Expos with 91. The AL East had Detroit with 98, Toronto with 96, and Milwaukee with 91.

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Craig S. Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,330	The other occurrence was 1977, with both divisions of the AL doing it. Six teams with 90 wins in a 14-team league.

09-30-2002, 03:17 PM	#5
tortured angel Guest Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: middle east Posts: 573	11 teams with 92+ wins, 7 teams with 95+ losses including 4 with 100+. It's the shrinking middle class.

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Ytown Tribe fan Guest Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Scrappers territory Posts: 2,515	That, and the unbalanced schedules. But baseball's middle class is definitely shrinking.

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sweaver Netshrine Cleanup Hitter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Mountain State Posts: 8,883	It's part of the ebb and flow of the game. Was it last year, or the year before, that no team played above .600 ball or below .400 ball? This year, we have the flip side of that.

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Fuzzy Bear NetShrine's Evangelist Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Living by faith, and not by sight! Posts: 2,194	Baseball hasn't always had a middle class. The Philadelphia A's and Phillies of the 1930s and 1940s, a lot of Boston Brave teams, the St. Louis Browns; these were often perennial basement fodder; and I mean BAD basement fodder. The 1935 Brave team that Ruth hit .181 with 6 jacks for (a William Bendix-like performance) was 38-115. Great teams have always needed chump teams to beat up on to look great.

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