Winning Streak

SpaceMonkey13 · 12-09-2009, 11:21 AM

After a 3+ year hiatus I recently upgraded to X to give it a spin. Started off with a historical replay beginning in 1903, running the Boston Americans.

After a slow start I made some deals to get the squad winning. I was watching the standings while simming a week at a time. 2nd place Boston was on a roll in June, stringing together 8 or 9 wins. But they weren't gaining any ground on the Cleveland Naps.

I stopped the sim to check them out...The Naps were on a 24 game winning streak! I've played numerous baseball sims, thousands of games, and have never seen anything close to a streak like that one. Others?

The streak was finally stopped when Boston's Long Tom Hughes tossed a 6-hit shutout (and went 3-3 with a 2b, 3b). Hughes followed that up with another shutout in Cleveland 4 days later. The bulge provided by that streak looks to be too great to overcome, though.

TribeFanInNC · 12-09-2009, 11:36 AM

Wow - 24 games is a lot!

I had a streak in an online league once where I went almost a whole rotation through our 12-team subleague without a loss. While I definitely had a good team, winning for like 3 straight weeks is pure luck. I'll have to try to figure out how long it was. I forget.

Bluenoser · 12-09-2009, 02:44 PM

Sounds a bit like the 54 Indians, although I'm not sure what their longest win streak was, but they must have had a few good ones with 111 wins total on the season.

I had the St. Louis Browns win 21 in a row once in an historical league. That's the best I've ever seen. The Browns were AI managed too, not my team.

TribeFanInNC · 12-09-2009, 03:00 PM

According to B-R, the RL 1954 Indians had two 11 game winning streaks and two 9 game winning streak. FWIW.

Spritze · 12-09-2009, 03:44 PM

I once had a 37 day whining streak, does that count?

Le Grande Orange · 12-09-2009, 05:35 PM

The most consecutive wins in a real MLB season is 26, set by the New York Giants in 1916. The streak ran from Sept. 7th to Sept. 30th, and involved only home games. There was one tie during the streak however.

The next longest streak is 21 games, set by the 1880 Chicago NL club (11 home games, 10 road games, and there was one tie during the streak). The 1935 Chicago Cubs also won 21 games in a row, with 18 of them coming at home and 3 on the road. There were no ties during the streak.

Cryomaniac · 12-10-2009, 05:45 AM

I once had a team go 17-0 to start a season. I think it may have been one of my 32 game seasons too, and they finished like 28-4.

bwburke94 · 01-12-2010, 09:17 PM

IRL, the longest AL streak is of course the Moneyball A's in '02. 20 straight wins, the last on a walkoff.

12-09-2009, 11:21 AM	#1
SpaceMonkey13 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Space Posts: 73	Winning Streak After a 3+ year hiatus I recently upgraded to X to give it a spin. Started off with a historical replay beginning in 1903, running the Boston Americans. After a slow start I made some deals to get the squad winning. I was watching the standings while simming a week at a time. 2nd place Boston was on a roll in June, stringing together 8 or 9 wins. But they weren't gaining any ground on the Cleveland Naps. I stopped the sim to check them out...The Naps were on a 24 game winning streak! I've played numerous baseball sims, thousands of games, and have never seen anything close to a streak like that one. Others? The streak was finally stopped when Boston's Long Tom Hughes tossed a 6-hit shutout (and went 3-3 with a 2b, 3b). Hughes followed that up with another shutout in Cleveland 4 days later. The bulge provided by that streak looks to be too great to overcome, though.

12-09-2009, 02:44 PM	#3
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,487	Sounds a bit like the 54 Indians, although I'm not sure what their longest win streak was, but they must have had a few good ones with 111 wins total on the season. I had the St. Louis Browns win 21 in a row once in an historical league. That's the best I've ever seen. The Browns were AI managed too, not my team. Last edited by Bluenoser; 01-13-2010 at 04:25 AM.

12-10-2009, 05:45 AM	#7
Cryomaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hucknall, Notts, UK Posts: 4,902	I once had a team go 17-0 to start a season. I think it may have been one of my 32 game seasons too, and they finished like 28-4. __________________

12-09-2009, 11:36 AM	#2
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	Wow - 24 games is a lot! I had a streak in an online league once where I went almost a whole rotation through our 12-team subleague without a loss. While I definitely had a good team, winning for like 3 straight weeks is pure luck. I'll have to try to figure out how long it was. I forget.

12-09-2009, 03:00 PM	#4
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	According to B-R, the RL 1954 Indians had two 11 game winning streaks and two 9 game winning streak. FWIW.

12-09-2009, 03:44 PM	#5
Spritze OOTP Historical Czar Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Bothell Wa Posts: 7,253	I once had a 37 day whining streak, does that count?

12-09-2009, 05:35 PM	#6
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	The most consecutive wins in a real MLB season is 26, set by the New York Giants in 1916. The streak ran from Sept. 7th to Sept. 30th, and involved only home games. There was one tie during the streak however. The next longest streak is 21 games, set by the 1880 Chicago NL club (11 home games, 10 road games, and there was one tie during the streak). The 1935 Chicago Cubs also won 21 games in a row, with 18 of them coming at home and 3 on the road. There were no ties during the streak.

01-12-2010, 09:17 PM	#8
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,522	IRL, the longest AL streak is of course the Moneyball A's in '02. 20 straight wins, the last on a walkoff.