Most games won without WS

kingtut313 · 08-01-2015, 07:20 PM

What is the most games you have won during a season only to not win it all?

I just completed a season where I went 113-49. I probably could've won even more but my #2 starter got injured in August. Losing my starter was hard enough but my bullpen, who were sub 2.80 guys all year, decided to implode in the playoffs.

After scraping by in the ALDS 3-2, my bullpen blew 3 games in the ALCS and I was easily bounced.

The computer even game me a "perfect score" of 115/100 at the season over screen. It has a wonderful sense of humor.

Ts-Rock · 08-02-2015, 02:19 AM

two of the last 3 years I've won 126 and 120 games and didn't even make the WS!

OOTP16 is by far the toughest and best AI I've seen since I started playing back in 6.5 version

Le Grande Orange · 08-02-2015, 02:29 AM

In real life the 1954 Cleveland Indians went 111-43 yet were swept in the World Series by the 97-57 New York Giants.

xepicx2729 · 08-02-2015, 02:56 AM

I've gone 97-65 and missed the playoffs by 7 games by division, 2 by wildcard.

ink625 · 08-02-2015, 03:06 AM

It's been a few versions back so I don't remember too many specifics, but I was once swept in the NLDS by an 82-80 Wild Card team after I had won almost 110 games.

sonic80 · 08-02-2015, 04:07 PM

I went 117-45 in one of my seasons in the middle of a tremendous cardinals dynasty and lost in the NLDS. I think I suffered a couple key injuries at the very end of the season though.

r0nster · 08-02-2015, 04:09 PM

132 wins in a 168 game season lost in first round being swept in 3 games to a team that finished 88 wins.

Westheim · 08-02-2015, 04:13 PM

My best ever season in OOTP was a 108-54 output, but then got choked in the World Series:

Rebels 5, Raccoons 3
Rebels 7, Raccoons 1
Rebels 1, Raccoons 0
Raccoons 4, Rebels 1
Raccoons 10, Rebels 2
Rebels 6, Raccoons 4

No winning season since.

ThePretender · 08-02-2015, 05:36 PM

115 is my highest without winning, knocked out in ALDS in 5.

Le Grande Orange · 08-02-2015, 05:49 PM

Just so you game GMs don't feel too bad, here's another real-life example: a club which had a .701 winning percentage—yet it finished 2½ games out of first place.

It happened in the 1920 International League season. It was a two-club battle between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Maple Leafs. Entering the final month of the campaign the two were in a dead heat. During that last month Toronto won 20 of 22 games. But it wasn't enough. Baltimore won its last 25 games in a row to take the pennant.

The final records: Baltimore, 110-43 .719; Toronto, 108-46 .701.

08-01-2015, 07:20 PM	#1
kingtut313 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 163	Most games won without WS What is the most games you have won during a season only to not win it all? I just completed a season where I went 113-49. I probably could've won even more but my #2 starter got injured in August. Losing my starter was hard enough but my bullpen, who were sub 2.80 guys all year, decided to implode in the playoffs. After scraping by in the ALDS 3-2, my bullpen blew 3 games in the ALCS and I was easily bounced. The computer even game me a "perfect score" of 115/100 at the season over screen. It has a wonderful sense of humor. __________________ Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. - Toby Harrah

08-02-2015, 02:56 AM	#4
xepicx2729 Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: USA Posts: 390	I've gone 97-65 and missed the playoffs by 7 games by division, 2 by wildcard. __________________ I'm that guy you might see at a ballgame.

08-02-2015, 03:06 AM	#5
ink625 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 406	It's been a few versions back so I don't remember too many specifics, but I was once swept in the NLDS by an 82-80 Wild Card team after I had won almost 110 games. __________________ If you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. -Romans 10:9,10

08-02-2015, 04:13 PM	#8
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,887	My best ever season in OOTP was a 108-54 output, but then got choked in the World Series: Rebels 5, Raccoons 3 Rebels 7, Raccoons 1 Rebels 1, Raccoons 0 Raccoons 4, Rebels 1 Raccoons 10, Rebels 2 Rebels 6, Raccoons 4 No winning season since. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

08-02-2015, 02:19 AM	#2
Ts-Rock Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: H'ville - Home of 6x BSA World Series Champion Posts: 319	two of the last 3 years I've won 126 and 120 games and didn't even make the WS! OOTP16 is by far the toughest and best AI I've seen since I started playing back in 6.5 version __________________ Hendersonville Hitmen of the BSA 5x WS Champ (2010, 2013-15, 2017) 5x OOTY (2010-11, 2013-14, 2017) 2010 114-48, World Series Champions 2011 109-53, 1st Rd Loss to N.F. 2012. 96-66, 1st Rd Loss to L.A. 2013 112-50, World Series Champions 2014 119-43, World Series Champions 2015 124-38, World Series Champions 2016 111-51, LCS Loss to L.A. 2017 110-52, World Series Champions 2018 101-61, 1st Rd Loss to Baffin Island 2019. 98-64, LCS Loss to Baffin Island 2020 103-59,

08-02-2015, 02:29 AM	#3
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,403	In real life the 1954 Cleveland Indians went 111-43 yet were swept in the World Series by the 97-57 New York Giants.

08-02-2015, 04:07 PM	#6
sonic80 Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 12	I went 117-45 in one of my seasons in the middle of a tremendous cardinals dynasty and lost in the NLDS. I think I suffered a couple key injuries at the very end of the season though.

08-02-2015, 04:09 PM	#7
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,002	132 wins in a 168 game season lost in first round being swept in 3 games to a team that finished 88 wins.

08-02-2015, 05:36 PM	#9
ThePretender All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,303	115 is my highest without winning, knocked out in ALDS in 5.

08-02-2015, 05:49 PM	#10
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,403	Just so you game GMs don't feel too bad, here's another real-life example: a club which had a .701 winning percentage—yet it finished 2½ games out of first place. It happened in the 1920 International League season. It was a two-club battle between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Maple Leafs. Entering the final month of the campaign the two were in a dead heat. During that last month Toronto won 20 of 22 games. But it wasn't enough. Baltimore won its last 25 games in a row to take the pennant. The final records: Baltimore, 110-43 .719; Toronto, 108-46 .701.