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National League
Rank Team W L PCT Division
1 Chicago Cubs 97 64 .602 C1
2 Philadelphia 92 70 .568 E1
3 Los Angeles Dodgers 84 78 .519 W1
4 Milwaukee 90 72 .556 C2
5 New York Mets 89 73 .549 E2
6 Houston 86 75 .534 C3
7 St. Louis 86 76 .531 C4
8 Florida 84 77 .522 E3
9 Arizona 82 80 .506 W2
10T Colorado 74 88 .457 W3
10T Cincinnati 74 88 .457 C5
12T Atlanta 72 90 .444 E4
12T San Francisco 72 90 .444 W4
14 Pittsburgh 67 95 .414 C6
15 San Diego 63 99 .389 W5
16 Washington 59 102 .366 E5
American League
Rank Team W L PCT Division
1 Los Angeles Angels 100 62 .617 W1
2 Tampa Bay 97 65 .599 E1
3 Chicago White Sox 89 74 .546 C1
4 Boston 95 67 .586 E2
5 New York Yankees 89 73 .549 E3
6 Minnesota 88 75 .540 C2
7 Toronto 86 76 .531 E4
8 Cleveland 81 81 .500 C3
9 Texas 79 83 .488 W2
10 Oakland 75 86 .466 W3
11 Kansas City 75 87 .463 C4
12 Detroit 74 88 .457 C5
13 Baltimore 68 93 .422 E5
14 Seattle 61 101 .377 W4
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Yankees8973
Mets8973

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Nationals591029

Chicago
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X - Cubs9764
White Sox89749

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X - Angels10062
Dodgers847816

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X - Athletics7685
Giants72904.5

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2. Seattle (9/1)
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3. San Diego (9/6) *
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9. Cincinnati (9/10)
10. Texas (9/13)
11. Detroit (9/15)
12. San Francisco (9/17)
13. Colorado (9/18)
14. Cleveland (9/19)
15. Toronto (9/21)
16. New York Yankees (9/23)
17. St. Louis (9/23)
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21. New York Mets (9/28)
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25. Chicago White Sox (10/6)
26. Los Angeles Angels (10/6)
27. Los Angeles Dodgers (10/15)
28. Boston (10/19)
29. Tampa Bay (10/29)

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Seth McClung of Milwaukee by Koyie Hill of the Cubs on September 26, 2008.

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20+ hits just don't go as far as they used to (Recurring feature!)
2008-08-12 20:43
by Bob Timmermann

The St. Louis Cardinals lost at Pittsburgh on July 12 12-11 in 10 innings on a 2-run game-ending homer by Jason Michaels. The Cardinals lost despite piling up 22 hits.

The Cardinals became the fourth team this season to lose a game while getting 20 or more hits, and the third one this month. The Rangers lost to the Angels on July 10 with 20 hits, the Marlins lost with 22 hits to the Rockies on July 4, and the Reds lost to the Padres on May 25.

The only season in the B-R Play Index (1956 on) where four teams lost games with 20+ hits was in 2002.

  • UPDATE 2 - And now another team! The Rockies lose to the Dodgers 16-10 on July 21 while banging out 20 hits at Coors Field. That's now six losses by teams with 20+ hits this year and the FIFTH in July.
  • UPDATE 3 - The Rangers were the seventh team this year to lose a game with 20 hits, dropping an epic 19-17 game to the Red Sox at Fenway Park on August 12.
Comments
2008-07-12 20:38:26
1.   Eric Enders
Bob's old school. He doesn't go for this newfangled terminology like "walk-off."
2008-07-12 20:39:02
2.   Bob Timmermann
Banned words on the Griddle:
Walkoff
Uncork
2008-07-12 20:49:02
3.   Eric Enders
Norm Cash didn't want to cheat anymore so he decided to ______ his bat.
2008-07-12 20:51:39
4.   Bob Timmermann
3
decork
2008-07-13 19:25:19
5.   Bob Hendley
After winning the 2008 NL Worst Division, the Dodgers adjourned to the clubhouse to ___ the champagne.
2008-07-13 19:56:55
6.   Gagne55
5 realize they were too young to legally drink
2008-07-21 21:54:17
7.   Jon Weisman
I think you need to start dating the games in your original sentences.
2008-07-21 22:03:08
8.   Bob Timmermann
7
I did that and learned to count correctly too.

FIVE 20+ hit losses in July.

2008-08-12 21:07:54
9.   StolenMonkey86
And then this evening the Rangers had 20 hits and lost 17-19 to the Red Sox, who had 17 hits.
2008-08-12 21:08:46
10.   StolenMonkey86
There's too much stuff in italics. It's making me dizzy and I can't read all of it.
2008-08-12 23:59:12
11.   Eric Stephen
The Rangers are the 4th team since 1956 to score 17 runs and lose. The Marlins turned the trick at Coors on July 4.
2008-08-13 00:03:50
12.   Eric Stephen
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