The Folklegend Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Summing up April Through Sunday, Baltimore has the second-best record in the majors at 17-7 (a .708 winning percentage). The White Sox have the best at 18-7 (.720). Since 1976, 13 teams have finished April with a .700 (or better) winning percentage, and 10 have made the playoffs. The following is the gross data, and teams that were at those percentage levels heading into Sunday: May 1 winning pct.; teams, made playoffs, pct. Teams heading into Sunday Over .700; 13, 10, 77% White Sox .600-.700; 46, 24, 52% Cardinals, Orioles, Twins, Marlins, Dodgers .550-.599; 39, 16, 41% Braves, D-Backs .500-.549; 42, 11, 26% Angels, Red Sox, Nationals, Cubs, A's, Giants, Mariners, Blue Jays, Tigers .450-.499; 36, 8, 22% Rangers, Padres, Mets .400-.44; 36, 2, 6% Yankees, Phillies, Reds, Astros, Brewers Under .400; 54, 1, 2% Indians, Devil Rays, Pirates, Rockies, Royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boog Sciambi Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 be interesting to dig this back up in september Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 So, if I'm reading it correctly, we're slightly better than a coin-flip to make the playoffs. I guess that's good... :plain But the real news is that by these numbers, the Yanks and Phils have a 6% chance. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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