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Originally Posted by joefromchicago
The magic number is calculated based on the number of games in the schedule. But if teams don't play all of their scheduled games, then yes, OOTP gets confused and can't calculate the magic number accurately. But the magic number has no bearing on who actually wins the pennant.
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OOTP also gets confused in 1961, when the AL has expanded to 10 teams and has a 162-game schedule, but the NL remains at 8 teams with a 154-game schedule. It calc's the AL's magic numbers correctly, but appears to calcluate the NL's based upon the AL's 162-game season, which of course the NL never reaches. So by the end of the regular season you might find the Dodgers with a five-game lead over the Giants, but LA's magic number at 4...