2006-08-19 12:29:55 · 8 answers · asked by eveliocs 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
very simple.... teams dont always have the same amount of games played.
take the difference in wins.... add that to the difference in losses.... and divide that total by two.
That's the lead one team has over another.
team a--- 20 wins 8 losses
team b--- 16 wins 17 losses
diffence is 4 + 9 = 13.... 13 divided by 2 is 6 1/2 game lead...
2006-08-19 16:35:56 · answer #1 · answered by cakeeater0119 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Each game is divided into 2 halves. The winner gets a half a game and the loser loses a half a game. So if they were playing each other, the result would be a 1 game difference.
But in looking at all the teams in a division, the wins and loses sometimes come up to situations such as you suggest which is 4 1/2 games. That would result in one of the teams playing one game more or less than the other against another team, but not against each other (that would always be a whole game difference).
2006-08-19 12:39:57 · answer #2 · answered by idiot detector 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Half games come into play when one team has played more or less games than the other. If the Yankees' record is 7 & 3 and Boston's record is 6 & 3, the yankees would be 1/2 game ahead of Boston in the win column.
2006-08-19 13:56:45 · answer #3 · answered by Jim S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well basically you lose 1/2 game on a loss and get 1/2 game on a win. So if a team has played more or less games than another team, that's how 1/2 games come in.
2006-08-19 13:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by EJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
say if the yankees play on monday the the redsox are off and the yankees win the ball game, thats where you get your 1/2 game
2006-08-19 12:36:54 · answer #5 · answered by Nicko912 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/2 games are figured in if a certain team has played fewer or more games than the division leader
2006-08-19 12:40:50 · answer #6 · answered by cubscaps33 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, note that they haven't played the same number of games.If one team has played one more game than another and won that extra game, it makes a 1/2 game difference in the standings.
2006-08-19 12:36:37 · answer #7 · answered by F. Frederick Skitty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Example A:
ATHLETICS 30W 20L
RANGERS 30W 19L 1/2GB
Example B:
ATHLETICS 30W 20L
RANGERS 31W 18L 1-1/2GB
Find the difference in wins between ATHLETICS and RANGERS, then find the difference in losses. Then find the middle value by half-game increments.
Thus:
Example A : 0W 1L = 1/2 game
Example B: 1W 2L = 1-1/2 games
2006-08-19 12:33:53 · answer #8 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋