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Originally Posted by thehef
Not a disagreement, but more of an fyi. Back in those days, there was considerable focus on a) finishing in the first division (finishing in the top four of the 8-team NL or AL), and b) simply where a team finished. For example, if the Giants were out of the race for the pennant by August, but still in the running for fourth place, you'd see mention of that in their game articles, and sometimes in the actual headline.
Times certainly have changed...
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I do remember that kind of thing, yes! The fact that your team came in sixth last season but improved to third this year would have been a big deal. The only bad news was "finishing in the basement" (or a
fall from third to sixth place).