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Giving new Meaning to “Win Streak”

Loyal VORG reader David Branson tweeted at me yesterday: David Branson @obxleatherman @dianagram Joe Niekro had single season win totals of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, & 17. Any idea if this is the longest string? I thought that was a really cool find, and decided to investigate further. … Read moreGiving new Meaning to “Win Streak”

Hanging Around .500 . . . a Lot!

Last time out, we discussed the record for a team alternating wins and losses, both to start a season and within a season. Now let’s go on a slight tangent and explore the universe of .500 teams.

The record for most different points in the season at .500 while also finishing the season at .500 is held by the 2010 Oakland A’s, which hit .500 for the 33rd time that year in their final game:

Date Tm Opp R RA W-L
Tuesday, Apr 6 OAK SEA W 2 1 1-1
Friday, Apr 30 OAK TOR L 2 10 12-12
Sunday, May 2 OAK TOR L 3 9 13-13
Tuesday, May 4 OAK TEX W 7 6 14-14
Friday, May 7 OAK TBR L 1 4 15-15
Friday, May 14 OAK LAA L 0 4 18-18
Tuesday, May 18 OAK SEA W 6 5 20-20
Saturday, May 22 OAK SFG W 1 0 22-22
Tuesday, May 25 OAK BAL L 1 5 23-23
Saturday, Jun 12 OAK SFG L 4 5 32-32
Tuesday, Jun 15 OAK CHC W 9 5 33-33
Sunday, Jul 18 OAK KCR W 9 6 46-46
Tuesday, Jul 20 OAK BOS W 5 4 47-47
Friday, Jul 23 OAK CHW L 1 5 48-48
Friday, Jul 30 OAK CHW L 1 6 51-51
Sunday, Aug 1 OAK CHW L 1 4 52-52
Tuesday, Aug 3 OAK KCR L 2 3 53-53
Friday, Aug 6 OAK TEX L 1 5 54-54
Tuesday, Aug 10 OAK SEA L 0 2 56-56
Friday, Aug 13 OAK MIN L 3 4 57-57
Thursday, Aug 19 OAK TBR W 4 3 60-60
Saturday, Aug 21 OAK TBR L 4 5 61-61
Tuesday, Aug 24 OAK CLE W 5 0 62-62
Thursday, Aug 26 OAK CLE L 2 3 63-63
Saturday, Aug 28 OAK TEX W 5 0 64-64
Monday, Aug 30 OAK NYY L 5 11 65-65
Friday, Sep 10 OAK BOS W 5 0 70-70
Sunday, Sep 12 OAK BOS L 3 5 71-71
Tuesday, Sep 14 OAK KCR L 3 11 72-72
Friday, Sep 17 OAK MIN W 3 1 73-73
Sunday, Sep 19 OAK MIN W 6 2 74-74
Saturday, Sep 25 OAK TEX L 3 4 77-77
Sunday, Oct 3 OAK SEA W 4 3 81-81
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 11/25/2013.

 

The record for most different points in the season at .500 while NOT finishing the season at .500 is 35, achieved by the 1959 Chicago Cubs. The Cubbies ended the season at 74-80, having been at .500 after every even number game from game two through 34 (except game six), and not being at .500 after game 100:

Date Tm Opp R RA W-L
Sunday, Apr 12 CHC LAD L 3 5 1-1
Wednesday, Apr 15 CHC SFG L 1 7 2-2
Sunday, Apr 19 CHC LAD L 3 8 4-4
Wednesday, Apr 22 CHC STL L 2 8 5-5
Friday, Apr 24 CHC SFG L 3 4 6-6
Sunday, Apr 26 CHC SFG L 2 3 7-7
Thursday, Apr 30 CHC CIN W 3 2 8-8
Saturday, May 2 CHC PHI W 4 3 9-9
Sunday, May 3 (2) CHC PHI L 4 5 10-10
Tuesday, May 5 CHC PIT W 6 3 11-11
Thursday, May 7 CHC STL L 3 4 12-12
Saturday, May 9 CHC STL L 1 11 13-13
Sunday, May 10 (2) CHC STL L 7 8 14-14
Tuesday, May 12 CHC MLN W 7 3 15-15
Thursday, May 14 CHC CIN L 0 2 16-16
Sunday, May 17 (1) CHC PIT L 4 5 17-17
Saturday, May 23 CHC STL L 1 5 20-20
Monday, May 25 CHC STL W 9 4 21-21
Thursday, May 28 CHC LAD W 7 5 22-22
Saturday, May 30 CHC SFG L 2 5 23-23
Friday, Jun 5 CHC PIT W 10 5 25-25
Friday, Jun 19 CHC PHI L 7 8 32-32
Sunday, Jun 21 CHC PHI W 4 0 33-33
Wednesday, Jun 24 CHC CIN L 0 5 34-34
Friday, Jun 26 CHC MLN L 1 11 35-35
Sunday, Jun 28 CHC MLN L 1 2 36-36
Wednesday, Jul 1 CHC STL W 6 5 37-37
Friday, Jul 3 CHC SFG L 0 4 38-38
Saturday, Jul 4 (2) CHC LAD L 2 5 39-39
Thursday, Jul 16 CHC MLN W 4 2 44-44
Saturday, Jul 18 CHC CIN L 1 5 45-45
Tuesday, Jul 21 CHC STL W 8 2 46-46
Thursday, Jul 23 CHC LAD L 3 5 47-47
Saturday, Jul 25 CHC SFG W 5 3 48-48
Thursday, Jul 30 CHC MLN L 2 6 50-50
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 11/25/2013.

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A Win, a Loss (ad infinitum)

The New York Jets set an NFL record this weekend despite losing to the Bills 37-14. As ESPN.com reported: “The Jets (5-5), coming off their bye, continued their string of inconsistent outings by becoming the NFL’s first team to alternate wins and losses through the first 10 games of the season.” This got the VORG … Read moreA Win, a Loss (ad infinitum)

Does Your Team’s W-L Record Have an Impact on the Elections?

After you’ve exhausted all of your reading on the polls regarding tomorrow’s election, you start to read of quirks which might point to one party or another winning the election. So, in that vein, does one specific team’s won-loss record in an election year correlate with who will occupy the White House in the following … Read moreDoes Your Team’s W-L Record Have an Impact on the Elections?

I Don’t Like (insert day of week here)

We’ve discussed the best and worst teams on specific dates within the seasons. We’ve gone over the best and worst teams on specific days of the week. Now its time to look at the best and worst single-season records on specific days of the week, inspired by the Braves o-for-their-first-12 Mondays this season. Here are … Read moreI Don’t Like (insert day of week here)

Active Franchise Won-Loss Records by Day of Week

Last time out we discussed the best and worst franchise won-loss records for each date of the season. There’s another way to parse the baseball calendar and that is by the day of the week. For example, the Braves recently broke a 16-game losing streak on Mondays. So, which franchises perform best and worst on … Read moreActive Franchise Won-Loss Records by Day of Week

Active Franchise Won-Loss Records by Date

The wonderful Red Sox blog “Over the Monster” noted early this past week that the Sox were somehow 0-13 in their last 13 games played on August 15. They blamed it on uber-Sox fan Ben Affleck, as he celebrates a birthday on that day, and Boston’s 13-game “August 15” losing streak syncs up with the … Read moreActive Franchise Won-Loss Records by Date

How Low can Houston Go?

Five weeks ago, the Houston Astros were 32-43, in fifth place in the NL Central, 9.5 games out of first. They had scored 316 runs, and allowed 357. They’ve played 32 games since then, and won . . . 3. Their 29th loss in those last 32 games came Friday night, a 4-1 decision in … Read moreHow Low can Houston Go?

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