Only Mets, Yankees and Oakland have the magic number. Even Tigers don't have it.
Its a mystery to me.
2006-09-03 14:44:18 · 6 answers · asked by Junkie 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The Magic Number is the Elimination Number of the second-place team. Once the second-place team's Elimination Number is 0, the first-place team then clinch the division and move on to the playoffs. The Elimination Number for any team is determined by adding their number of losses to the number of wins for the team leading the division, and subtracting that total from 163.
2006-09-04 15:02:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All division leaders will have a magic number. The magic number goes down with every win by the first place team and every lose by the second place team. When it reaches zero, the first place team clinches the division.
2006-09-03 21:50:23 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magic number is just how many more games those teams need to win to secure themselves the division. Those teams have it because they have a pretty comfortable lead in their division, Tigers are almost there but White Sox and Twins are within 5 and 6 games.
2006-09-03 21:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by Andrew B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, all teams have a magic number. It is the number of wins + opponent losses that will clinch a title for them.
2006-09-03 21:47:29 · answer #4 · answered by sanambrosio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyone has a magic number but some teams' magic numbers are low and some are high.....
2006-09-03 22:03:15 · answer #5 · answered by Larry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poof gone, magic
2006-09-04 00:39:10 · answer #6 · answered by john d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋