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1954 WORLD SERIES RESULTS

Game 1 Cleveland 6 - Brooklyn 5, 10 innings

Ted Williams went 2 for 5 with a HR and 3 RBI, and Ginger Beaumont had 3 hits, but it all went for nought as the Blues rallied back, scoring 1 run in the 9th to tie it up, and winning on Mel Ott's solo shot off of Pete Charton. Ott batted 3 for 5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI in the winning cause.

Game 2 Cleveland 1 - Brooklyn 0

Roy Hitt simply shackles the Superba offense, allowing only 4 hits in a complete game. The only run is scored on another Mel Ott HR.

Game 3 Brooklyn 7 - Cleveland 1

Williams, Bell and Rodriguez each knock one out as they finally get one in the win column.

Game 4 Brooklyn 8 - Cleveland 3

The Superbas tie the Series up at 2 as A-Rod and Rudy York each knock in 3 runs.

Game 5 Brooklyn 10 - Cleveland 1

Rudy York knocks in another 4 runs to send the Superbas back to Brooklyn with a 3-2 lead after coming in to Cleveland winless. Blues' fans are feeling the blues as they watch Roy Hitt struggle to recapture his Game 2 magic.

Game 6 Cleveland 8 - Brooklyn 5

Mel Ott explodes for 2 HR and 5 RBI to send the series to a Game 7. Dreifort is injured in the 5th inning, and replacement RP Francisco Rodriguez blows it by giving up 6 quick runs.

Game 7 Cleveland 5 - Brooklyn 0

Roy Hitt returns to his Game 2 form and shuts out the Superbas yet again, sending the Superbas home, and allowing the Blues to repeat as World Champs.

1954 CHAMPIONS - CLEVELAND BLUES
3RD CHAMPIONSHIP

SERIES MVP - Mel Ott .280 Avg, 4 HR, 9 RBI

Damn! My boys completely CHOKED. The road team won each game in this series.

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1954 AWARDS

AMERICAN LEAGUE STEVE ROGERS AWARD
Jon Matlack - Milwaukee Brewers 26-14, 3.95 ERA, 129 K

AMERICAN LEAGUE TRIS SPEAKER AWARD
Joe DiMaggio - Boston Americans .332, 42 HR, 130 RBI
2nd Tris Speaker Award

NATIONAL LEAGUE STEVE ROGERS AWARD
Ed Morris - Brooklyn Superbas 20-3, 2.44 ERA, 103 K
2nd Steve Rogers Award

NATIONAL LEAGUE TRIS SPEAKER AWARD
Alex Rodriguez - Brooklyn Superbas .325, 44 HR, 145 RBI
3rd Tris speaker Award

AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Bill Bernhard - New York Yankees 23-11, 3.32 ERA, 100 K

NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Jeffrey Hammonds - Philadelphia Phillies .330, 22 HR, 96 RBI, 15 SB

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1954 American League Gold Glove Winners

Pitcher: Whit Wyatt, PHA
Catcher: Johnny Roseboro, BOS
First Base: George Burns, BOS
Second Base: Rod Gilbreath, LOU
Third Base: Dave Hansen, WS1
Shortstop: Pat Meares, BAL
Leftfield: Greg Vaughn, CHA
Centerfield: Jermaine Allensworth, MLA
Rightfield: Dwight Evans, NYY


1954 National League Gold Glove Winners

Pitcher: Harry Fanwell, SLN
Catcher: Ray Fosse, SFS
First Base: Rod Carew, BSN
Second Base: Dave Nelson, PHI
Third Base: Red Rolfe, PIT
Shortstop: Milt Reed, PHI
Leftfield: Dan Pasqua, CHN
Centerfield: Mike Griffin, NYG
Rightfield: Cory Snyder, CLS

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1954 Combined League Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.372 Paul Waner(NL, NYG)
.367 Mickey Cochrane(AL, MLA)
.354 Rogers Hornsby(NL, BRO)
.350 Edgar Renteria(AL, PHA)
.347 Shea Hillenbrand(AL, BOS)

TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
49 Glenn Davis(NL, CLS)
47 Mark Mcgwire(NL, PHI)
44 Alex Rodriguez(NL, BRO)
42 Joe Dimaggio(AL, BOS)
39 Mel Ott(AL, CLB)

TOP 5 in RBI :
145 Alex Rodriguez(NL, BRO)
132 Glenn Davis(NL, CLS)
130 Joe Dimaggio(AL, BOS)
129 Mel Ott(AL, CLB)
123 George Bell(NL, BRO)

TOP 5 in ERA :
2.44 Ed Morris(NL, BRO)
2.58 Ed Siever(AL, BAL)
2.74 Carroll Sembera(AL, BOS)
2.79 Chuck Stobbs(NL, CLS)
2.81 Jeff Tesreau(AL, CLB)

TOP 5 in WINS :
26 Jon Matlack(AL, MLA)
24 Speed Martin(NL, CLS)
23 Bill Bernhard(AL, NYY)
22 Jim Willoughby(AL, PHA)
21 Carroll Sembera(AL, BOS)

TOP 5 in SAVES :
41 Rick Austin(NL, PIT)
36 Graeme Lloyd(AL, NYY)
36 Hector Carrasco(AL, DET)
36 Adam Bernero(NL, PHI)
34 Jesse Baker(AL, LOU)

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1955 Notable Rookies

Batters (Hits/HR/BB)

3b Eddie Mathews A/B/B
RF Shawn Green A/B/G
RF Brad Fullmer A/G/F
2B Lou Whitaker A/A/G
1b Pete O'Brien A/A/G

Pitchers (Avoid Hits/Avoid HR/Avoid BB)

SP Tom Hughes G/G/G
SP John Candelaria G/A/B
SP Tim Keefe G/G/G
SP Bill Stafford G/A/G
CL Dan Quisenberry G/B/B
CL Mariano Rivera G/B/G

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1955 Draft - Round 1

Baltimore pick: 3B Eddie Mathews
Cincinnati pick: P Tom Hughes
Detroit pick: RF Shawn Green
St. Louis pick: P John Candelaria
Cleveland (N) pick: P Bill Stafford
Louisville pick: P Lev Shreve
Chicago (A) pick: P Barry Latman
Washington pick: 2B Lou Whitaker
San Francisco pick: P Hideo Nomo
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Alex Fernandez
Boston (N) pick: RF Brad Fullmer
Chicago (N) pick: P Ed Mars
Pittsburgh pick: P Alex Pearson
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Mariano Rivera
New York (N) pick: P Red Anderson
Milwaukee pick: P Dan Quisenberry
Cleveland (A) pick: P James Callahan
Boston (A) pick: P Sweetbreads Bailey
Brooklyn pick: P Tim Keefe
New York (A) pick: P Bobo Newsom

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1955 Brooklyn Draft Picks

Round 1 pick: P Tim Keefe Still need more pitching
Round 2 pick: 3B Fred Haney Dark horse for ROTY
Round 3 pick: P Chet Falk His nickname is "Spot"
Round 4 pick: P Ozzie Van Brabant Name pick
Round 5 pick: 3B Lou Klimchock Only 18...you never know

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1955 FINAL STANDINGS

American League

Eastern Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
New York (A) 94 60 .610 - 92-62 2 49-28 45-32 7-7 33-20 * W2 6-4
Boston (A) 76 78 .494 18.0 82-72 -6 40-37 36-41 4-8 18-31 - W1 4-6
Philadelphia (A) 65 89 .422 29.0 64-90 1 40-37 25-52 8-12 19-22 - L4 3-7
Baltimore 64 90 .416 30.0 68-86 -4 34-43 30-47 7-6 25-26 - L4 3-7
Washington 64 90 .416 30.0 68-86 -4 29-48 35-42 7-8 18-18 - W1 5-5

Western Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Louisville 90 65 .581 - 87-68 3 52-26 38-39 11-9 32-26 * W4 6-4
Cleveland (A) 89 66 .574 1.0 91-64 -2 42-35 47-31 5-6 13-15 - L1 7-3
Milwaukee 84 70 .545 5.5 80-74 4 42-35 42-35 15-6 26-27 - L1 5-5
Chicago (A) 83 71 .539 6.5 84-70 -1 43-34 40-37 5-5 22-20 - L1 8-2
Detroit 62 92 .403 27.5 60-94 2 33-44 29-48 3-5 19-20 - L3 2-8

National League

Eastern Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Brooklyn 95 59 .617 - 105-49 -10 50-27 45-32 4-4 13-23 * L1 7-3
Cleveland (N) 79 75 .513 16.0 76-78 3 34-43 45-32 3-4 23-23 - W1 6-4
New York (N) 73 81 .474 22.0 80-74 -7 35-42 38-39 6-9 16-26 - W1 6-4
Boston (N) 72 82 .468 23.0 75-79 -3 40-37 32-45 14-6 23-25 - L1 6-4
Philadelphia (N) 70 84 .455 25.0 66-88 4 37-40 33-44 10-13 23-29 - W1 4-6

Western Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Chicago (N) 85 69 .552 - 86-68 -1 46-31 39-38 6-5 26-25 * W2 4-6
San Francisco 82 72 .532 3.0 80-74 2 44-33 38-39 8-9 36-27 - W2 6-4
St. Louis 76 78 .494 9.0 68-86 8 38-39 38-39 9-4 20-12 - L2 4-6
Pittsburgh 74 80 .481 11.0 66-88 8 39-38 35-42 3-6 28-19 - L2 5-5
Cincinnati 64 90 .416 21.0 64-90 0 35-42 29-48 6-9 18-17 - L1 2-8

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1955 League Championship Results

American League Championship Series

New York (94-60) gets past Louisville (90-65) in 5 games

Dewey Evans singlehandedly powers the Yankees to the World Series with a .308, 4 HR, 8 RBI performance.

National League Championship Series

Brooklyn (95-59) defeats Chicago (85-69) in 6 games

Deacon White (.462, 4 RBI) and Ginger Beaumont (.542, 4 RBI) spark the offense and lead the Superbas to their 3rd NL title in 4 years and the first Subway Series since 1926.

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1955 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW

NEW YORK YANKEES (94-60) - These two teams are pretty similar, built on power and pitching. For the Yanks, the two big boppers are Darren Daulton (.324, 34 HR, 104 RBI) and Bobby Higginson (.310, 38 HR, 110 RBI). They couldn't steal candy from a premature baby, however, ranking 19th in the league with a whopping 35 total SB's for the entire team. Their pitching is great, ranked 1st in Team ERA, but they will be without "Strawberry Bill" Bernhard (25-9, 2.75 ERA) who was injured at the end of the season with a ruptured triceps tendon. Cactus Keck (26-9, 3.12 ERA) and Dave Righetti (17-11, 3.61 ERA) will have to carry the load.

BROOKLYN SUPERBAS (95-59) - After yet another meltdown in the postseason, the Superbas fans are beginning to wonder if their team has any heart. On paper, this squad should roll over their opponents. Alex Rodriguez (.319, 49 HR, 156 RBI) had what looks to be his 4th Speaker campaign, setting a new NL mark for homeruns (Baltimore's Dale Murphy set the overall mark this year with 52). Rudy York (.270, 42 HR, 136 RBI) was close behind, and Ginger Beaumont (.336, 66 RBI, 62 SB) tore up the basepaths with his lightning quicjkness. On the mound, the Superbas were led by their two aces, Ed Morris (24-10, 2.69 ERA) and surprising rookie phenom, Tim Keefe (26-8, 2.44 ERA). their bullpen is their only weakness, so you can be sure that the starters will be left in until their arms fall off.

PREDICTION - I keep picking Brooklyn and they keep losing. Their last 4 World Series appearances have been losses, but I'm picking them again anyway. Strawberry Bill's injury leaves a hole that the Yankees don't need. Brooklyn in 6.

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1955 WORLD SERIES RESULTS

Game 1 Brooklyn 0 - New York 1

The only run Tim Keefe gave up was a solo shot to Bobby Higginson. Unfortunately, that was all the Yanks would need as Mike Mussina flatlines the Superbas offense, allowing only 4 hits in a complete game.

Game 2 Brooklyn 5 - New York 2

Ed Morris comes in and knocks some sense into the Yanks, allowing only 2 runs. Rogers Hornsby goes 3 for 4 and Rudy York knocks in 2 runs in the win.

Game 3 New York 2 - Brooklyn 7

Across town in Brooklyn, Lefty Leifield holds the Yankees to 2 runs for the second day in a row, while banging out 3 hits in his own cause. Ted Williams goes 3 for 4 with 3 RBI to lead Brooklyn.

Game 4 New York 3 - Brooklyn 10

This time Tim Keefe gets some run support as leadoff batter Armando Marsans goes 3 for 5 with 2 triples and 3 RBI. A-Rod knocks out 2 and Teddy Ballgame add a tater of his own as the Superbas can smell the crown, up 3 games to 1.

Game 5 New York 2 - Brooklyn 3, 10 innings

A-Rod gets 2 doubles and knocks in a run, but it takes a walkoff homerun by Ted Williams in the bottom of the 10th to win it all for the Superbas 3-2. The headlines of the morning newspapers sum it all up in just one word for Brooklyn fans: "FINALLY!"


1955 CHAMPIONS - BROOKLYN SUPERBAS
13TH CHAMPIONSHIP

SERIES CO-MVP's:
Alex Rodriguez .350, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Ted Williams .286, 2 HR, 6 RBI

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1955 AWARDS

AMERICAN LEAGUE STEVE ROGERS AWARD
Strawberry Bill Bernhard - New York Yankees 25-9, 2.75 ERA

AMERICAN LEAGUE TRIS SPEAKER AWARD
Rafael Palmeiro - Cleveland Blues .305, 44 HR, 145 RBI
2nd Tris Speaker Award

NATIONAL LEAGUE STEVE ROGERS AWARD
Tim Keefe - Brooklyn Superbas 26-8, 2.44 ERA

NATIONAL LEAGUE TRIS SPEAKER AWARD
Alex Rodriguez - Brooklyn Superbas .319, 49 HR, 156 RBI
4th Tris Speaker Award

AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Shawn Green - Detroit Tigers .352, 24 HR, 90 RBI

NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Tim Keefe - Brooklyn Superbas 26-8, 2.44 ERA

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UGH!!!

I clicked "No" by mistake when it asked if I wanted to import real rookies. I had to delete all the generated rookies and import the correct ones from the database one by one.

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1955 American League Gold Glove Winners

Pitcher: Stu Miller, MLA
Catcher: Johnny Roseboro, BOS
First Base: Johnny Neun, MLA
Second Base: Frank Chance, BOS
Third Base: Dave Hansen, WS1
Shortstop: Pat Meares, BAL
Leftfield: Rube Oldring, LOU
Centerfield: Jermaine Allensworth, MLA
Rightfield: Jeromy Burnitz, LOU


1955 National League Gold Glove Winners

Pitcher: Dolf Luque, BRO
Catcher: Ray Fosse, SFS
First Base: Mark Mcgwire, PHI
Second Base: Rogers Hornsby, BRO
Third Base: Red Rolfe, PIT
Shortstop: Alex Rodriguez, BRO
Leftfield: Dee Brown, NYG
Centerfield: Mike Griffin, NYG
Rightfield: Eddie Murphy, SLN

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1955 Combined League Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.358 Deacon White(NL, BRO)
.352 Shawn Green(AL, DET)
.342 Willard Marshall(AL, DET)
.341 Terry Crowley(AL, CHA)
.341 George Burns(AL, BOS)

TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
52 Dale Murphy(AL, BAL)
49 Alex Rodriguez(NL, BRO)
44 Rafael Palmeiro(AL, CLB)
42 Rudy York(NL, BRO)

40 Mel Ott(AL, CLB)
TOP 5 in RBI :
156 Alex Rodriguez(NL, BRO)
145 Rafael Palmeiro(AL, CLB)
141 Dale Murphy(AL, BAL)
136 Rudy York(NL, BRO)
133 Joe Dimaggio(AL, BOS)

TOP 5 in ERA :
2.44 Tim Keefe(NL, BRO)
2.59 Snipe Conley(AL, BOS)
2.68 Jack Stivetts(NL, CHN)
2.69 Ed Morris(NL, BRO)
2.75 Strawberry Bill Bernhard(AL, NYY)

TOP 5 in WINS :
26 Tim Keefe(NL, BRO)
26 Cactus Keck(AL, NYY)
25 Strawberry Bill Bernhard(AL, NYY)
24 Ed Morris(NL, BRO)
24 Pete Conway(AL, CLB)

TOP 5 in SAVES :
42 Rick Austin(NL, PIT)
34 Grover Powell(AL, MLA)
34 Jesse Baker(AL, LOU)
33 Troy Percival(AL, CLB)
33 Graeme Lloyd(AL, NYY)


That's it for tonight.....I'm bushed

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HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE ALERT

Reb Russell
239-152, 12 Saves, 3.30 ERA, 1317 K, 1.18 WHIP, 282 CG, 32 Shutouts
AL All Star - '43
NL All Star - '52

Denny Lyons
.291, 2469 Hits, 132 HR, 1119 RBI, 1545 Runs, 505 SB
NL All Star - '36-'38, '41, '44, '48

Pete Browning
.318, 2447 Hits, 77 HR, 1122 RBI, 1192 Runs
AL All Star - '39, '41, '44, '46

Andujar Cedeno
.305, 2397 Hits, 142 HR, 1226 RBI, 1187 Runs, 118 SB
NL All Star - '36, '38-'41, '43

Leon Cadore
212-176, 3.50 ERA, 1143 K, 1.29 WHIP, 251 CG, 30 Shutouts
AL All Star - '48-'50, '52
AL Steve Rogers Award - '49, '52

Brent Gates
.315, 2422 Hits, 145 HR, 1216 RBI, 1270 Runs, 176 SB
NL All Star - '42
AL All Star - '43-'44, '46-'53

Paul Konerko
.280, 2399 Hits, 402 HR, 1557 RBI, 1392 Runs
NL All Star - '41, '45-'48, '50
NL Tris Speaker Award - '44

Fred Snodgrass
.300, 2445 Hits, 1044 RBI, 1567 Runs, 747 SB
AL All Star - '38, '41, '43, '45, '48

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1956 Notable Rookies

Batters (Hits/HR/BB)

LF Ryan Klesko A/B/A
RF Harry Rice B/A/G
RF Tom McReery B/F/A
3B Sean Berry A/G/A
3b Chris Stynes G/A/F

Pitchers (Avoid Hits/Avoid HR/Avoid BB)

SP Jack Coombs G/B/A
SP Ed Beatin A/G/B
SP John Raleigh A/B/G
SP Frank Lange G/B/A
MR Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams B/B/P

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1956 DRAFT - Round 1

Detroit pick: RF Harry Rice
Baltimore pick: P Jack Coombs
Washington pick: P Ed Beatin
Cincinnati pick: P Frank Lange
Philadelphia (A) pick: P John Raleigh
Philadelphia (N) pick: RF Tom Mccreery
Boston (N) pick: P Slim Harriss
New York (N) pick: LF Ryan Klesko
Pittsburgh pick: P Duke Esper
St. Louis pick: P Al Nipper
Boston (A) pick: P Rube Manning
Cleveland (N) pick: P Steve Cooke
San Francisco pick: P Bob Shaw
Chicago (A) pick: P Glenn Abbott
Milwaukee pick: 3B Chris Stynes
Chicago (N) pick: CF Reggie Sanders
Cleveland (A) pick: P Lefty Webb
Louisville pick: P Steve Blass
New York (A) pick: P Steve Peek
Brooklyn pick: P Tex Covington

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1956 Brooklyn Draft Picks

Round 1 pick: P Tex Covington Draft already weak at this point. 3 1/2 blue stars
Round 2 pick: P Antonio Alfonseca Dude's got extra fingers....way cool
Round 3 pick: LF Joe Zdeb Name pick
Round 4 pick: 2B Ken Hubbs A defense
Round 5 pick: 3B Frank Martin ditto

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1956 FINAL STANDINGS

American League

Eastern Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
New York (A) 95 59 .617 - 93-61 2 46-31 49-28 5-3 29-15 * W2 6-4
Boston (A) 87 67 .565 8.0 85-69 2 44-33 43-34 6-7 21-27 - W1 6-4
Baltimore 74 80 .481 21.0 78-76 -4 32-45 42-35 11-6 18-26 - W2 2-8
Washington 74 80 .481 21.0 68-86 6 37-40 37-40 8-7 27-13 - L2 7-3
Philadelphia (A) 69 85 .448 26.0 73-81 -4 40-37 29-48 4-6 22-31 - L2 3-7

Western Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Cleveland (A) 92 62 .597 - 88-66 4 45-32 47-30 8-3 30-15 * W4 7-3
Louisville 82 72 .532 10.0 75-79 7 40-37 42-35 7-2 28-19 - L4 4-6
Milwaukee 75 79 .487 17.0 79-75 -4 36-41 39-38 5-8 23-26 - L1 6-4
Detroit 71 83 .461 21.0 69-85 2 33-44 38-39 6-7 21-22 - L1 4-6
Chicago (A) 51 103 .331 41.0 66-88 -15 22-55 29-48 3-14 11-36 - W1 5-5

National League

Eastern Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Brooklyn 112 42 .727 - 109-45 3 59-18 53-24 8-3 24-18 * L1 7-3
New York (N) 78 76 .506 34.0 84-70 -6 41-36 37-40 4-7 21-31 - W1 2-8
Boston (N) 75 79 .487 37.0 72-82 3 41-36 34-43 9-4 30-22 - W1 6-4
Cleveland (N) 72 82 .468 40.0 69-85 3 33-44 39-38 5-9 29-22 - W2 6-4
Philadelphia (N) 65 89 .422 47.0 69-85 -4 25-52 40-37 5-4 15-16 - L3 1-9

Western Division

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Chicago (N) 89 65 .578 - 90-64 -1 42-35 47-30 6-7 32-27 * L2 6-4
San Francisco 88 66 .571 1.0 85-69 3 43-34 45-32 7-9 32-29 - W2 6-4
St. Louis 75 79 .487 14.0 73-81 2 37-40 38-39 8-6 30-26 - W6 7-3
Pittsburgh 66 88 .429 23.0 67-87 -1 33-44 33-44 6-9 18-27 - L1 6-4
Cincinnati 50 104 .325 39.0 53-101 -3 22-55 28-49 4-4 17-30 - L6 3-7

Brooklyn sets a new record for wins in a season with 112!! Wow!!....didn't expect that good a season.