Also what was that winning percentage and what year did it happen?
2007-09-11 12:48:12 · 7 answers · asked by jessie7002 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The 1973 NY Mets won the NL East with an anemic .509 W% (82-79), missing one game thanks to a rainout. That was pretty weak, and well-remembered, but...
The 2005 San Diego Padres did slightly, um, "better", finishing the entire 162 game schedule at 82-80, taking the NL West with a .506 W%.
Largely forgotten is the 1981 Kansas City Royals, who didn't win their division exactly, but did win the second half of the split season to earn a playoff berth. The Royals won the second half of the season (30-23, .566) but, combined with a dismal first half (20-30, .400), became the only losing team to ever reach MLB's postseason, with an overall 50-53, .485 record.
And finally, we turn to the disastrous 1994 season, where the Texas Rangers finished atop the AL West with a 52-62 record for a .456 W%. MLB did not declare divisional champions that season, and there were no playoffs, so make of this what you will.
2007-09-11 13:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
In 2005, the San Diego Padres won the NL West with a record of 82-80 (.506) which I think is the worst percentage for a division winner.
2007-09-11 13:16:32 · answer #2 · answered by Brian B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The New York Mets won the NL East in 1973 with an 82-79 record or a (.509) winning percentage which is the worst ever.
2007-09-11 12:54:22 · answer #3 · answered by Sir Psycho T 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
San Diego did it in 2005 with a percentage of .506 to win their division.
2007-09-11 13:24:06 · answer #4 · answered by Sharon S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
new york mewts, in 1973, with an 82-79 record, which is just barely over .500! 2006 cardinals were also bad, at 83-78, but still won world series, and the "73 mets almost did!!
2007-09-11 13:25:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 17:38:07 · answer #6 · answered by tedesco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely NL... Mets had a very bad score one year... maybe giants or cards tho
2007-09-11 13:09:18 · answer #7 · answered by yankees_08wschamps 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋