Farthest From First Place In A Season

[Jason]

In one of my leagues, the last place team in one 5 team division is 80 games out of first place with a 33-129 record. (It's an expansion team so the poor record is not unexpected.)

I was wondering in your leagues what the farthest in the cellar you've seen a last place team sink (not counting guys that tried to tank.)

[Chappy]

The farthest back my Pennsylvania franchise has finished is 48 games back, in 2005. Believe it or not, that's not the furthest from first an NPBL team has finished...

Great Explorers League 
 
North 
 
Team        W   L  PCT   GB
Minnesota 107  55 .660    -
Wisconsin  92  70 .568 15.0 
Kansas     63  99 .389 44.0 
Illinois   58 104 .358 49.0

I was just one game from the record, set in 2004 by Illinois. With a couple weeks left in 2006, Connecticut is 45.5 games behind New York. As good as New York is, I wouldn't be surprised if Connecticut finished 50 games out of first, but they'd still be 30 games ahead of a team who was 80 games out.

[sporr]

55 games was the most in our league:

Central
Kansas City 104-58 .642 --
Detroit 88-74 .543 16
Milwaukee 80-82 .494 24
Minnesota 55-107 .340 49
Chicago (A) 49-113 .302 55

[sgstauder]

MMy 1983 CDL Pirates remain the CDL's worst, finishing 56 games back:

   Central
   Chicago (N)         101  61  .623    --  .256  3.63 
   Cincinnati           97  65  .599     4  .259  3.29 
   St. Louis            69  93  .426    32  .239  4.07 
   Pittsburgh           45 117  .278    56  .240  5.00

The 1992 LA Dodgers have a chance to match that mark. They are on a pace for 46 wins and are currently 44.5 games back.

[Karen Lutz]

Team W L PCT GB
Boston 106 56 .654 -
Toronto 95 67 .586 11.0
New York (A) 75 87 .463 31.0
Baltimore 62 100 .383 44.0
Tampa Bay 49 113 .302 57.0

Bad year for this division. Tampa is now Mexico in this league.

[czzccr]

The Kansas City Royals in the NGBL finished 67 games out of first place in 2013. See below:

AL Central
Cleveland 105 57 .648 -- .283 3.65
Chicago (A) 101 61 .623 4 .279 3.44
Minnesota 97 65 .599 8 .254 3.60
Detroit 90 72 .556 15 .260 4.11
Kansas City 38 124 .235 67 .237 6.73

[sgstauder]

2011 in the UKBL, the Royals were 85 out:

   Central
   Cleveland       119  43 .735    --  .295  3.95 
   Chicago (A)     100  62 .617    19  .274  4.29 
   Memphis          94  68 .580    25  .283  4.86 
   Detroit          73  89 .451    46  .266  4.51 
   Kansas City      34 128 .210    85  .243  7.59

[Dean Gordon]

2001 EBL

New York (A) 106 56 .654 --
Tampa Bay 90 72 .556 16
Baltimore 89 73 .549 17
Toronto 33 129 .204 73
Boston 26 136 .160 80

Boston finishes 80 games back of New York....

[messenjah]

Originally posted by Karen Lutz
Team W L PCT GB
Boston 106 56 .654 -
Toronto 95 67 .586 11.0
New York (A) 75 87 .463 31.0
Baltimore 62 100 .383 44.0
Tampa Bay 49 113 .302 57.0

Bad year for this division. Tampa is now Mexico in this league.

Hey Karen, I hear that the Yankees are on pace to break that number in that league this year. Man, that Yankees team must be good.

[woody5254]

Originally posted by sporr
55 games was the most in our league:

Central
Kansas City 104-58 .642 --
Detroit 88-74 .543 16
Milwaukee 80-82 .494 24
Minnesota 55-107 .340 49
Chicago (A) 49-113 .302 55

Yes, but the gap was much closer then it appeared. Plus I lost a few key players

[sfgiants_23]

I'm the Twins in the NABA and have a pretty big lead over KC

Minnesota 104 58 .642 - 108-54 -4 54-27 50-31 7-5 27-21 * L1 6-4
Chicago (A) 87 75 .537 17.0 76-86 11 45-36 42-39 14-6 31-18 - L1 3-7
Cleveland 84 78 .519 20.0 91-71 -7 44-37 40-41 7-15 18-32 - W1 4-6
Detroit 83 79 .512 21.0 87-75 -4 44-37 39-42 13-4 27-22 - L1 7-3
Kansas City 28 134 .173 76.0 29-133 -1 15-66 13-68 3-8 16-19 - L5 2-8

[danwaechter]

Originally posted by sgstauder
2011 in the UKBL, the Royals were 85 out:

   Central
   Cleveland       119  43 .735    --  .295  3.95 
   Chicago (A)     100  62 .617    19  .274  4.29 
   Memphis          94  68 .580    25  .283  4.86 
   Detroit          73  89 .451    46  .266  4.51 
   Kansas City      34 128 .210    85  .243  7.59

Yikes @ that 7.59 ERA. Gotta be some kind of record lol.

[woody5254]

Originally posted by danwaechter
Yikes @ that 7.59 ERA. Gotta be some kind of record lol.

Well I guess there aren't any complaints about parity in that league

[CommishJoe]

Las Vegas 13 77 .144 43.0 ERA -- 6.95 BA -- .226

I'll let ya know how the season turns out. Right now, I'm on pace to have 4 20 game losers.